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Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves have found that staging your home during the...

In this guest piece, Uswitch compiles a list of common occurrences that can impact a credit score, along with potential remedies...

A new study by MoveStreets, a property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found which home improvements are most likely...

New research by MoveStreets, the property portal made for the mobile generation, has revealed how a picture can do more than...

The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...

Market estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently revealed how the stamp duty holiday has made house prices difficult for the first-time...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

New data has found that 89% of mortgage advisers believe first-time buyers need more education on purchasing a property and what...

Tembo, the ‘next generation’ lending platform, has launched a new approach to family lending for mortgages. The lender offers a range of...

Mortgage platform Smartr365 is giving brokers the chance to analyse their business performance with its new SmartrInsights feature. The platform allows firms...

Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...

An equity release advisory is reflecting on the shifts in equity release usage and behaviour in the first quarter of 2021. Research...

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...

The latest government Help to Buy (H2B) scheme could benefit over a half of all new-build homebuyers to get a foot...

Property buyers in certain cities could enjoy a hat-trick of savings via the stamp duty holiday, a reduced mortgage deposit requirement and...

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get on the property ladder in 2020, new...

Residential transactions across England and Wales fell by 41% in 2020 when compared to the previous year despite a boost in...

The Nottingham has announced the relaunch of 90% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages for potential borrowers. In what is described as more good news...

Social media has become big business in recent years, with the number of social media users worldwide expected to hit 3.02...

Equity release advisory firm Key has strengthened its estate planning team with the hire of Andrew Parkinson as head of sales...

Workers who received a festive bonus and are looking to purchase a property in 2020 could boost their borrowing power by...

The increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen over the past two years is set to continue in 2020, according...

Buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has officially closed its retail investment arm and exited the peer-to-peer lending market in favour of becoming...

Fluent for Advisers has reported an increase in home improvement secured loan requests from introducers. The latest second-charge figures for June from...

Both the volume and value of flexible payments from pensions has hit a new high, according to Moneyfacts. Data from the money...

Paragon is boosting its buy-to-let mortgage range this summer, with a combination of lower interest rates, no upfront fees and £350...

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has agreed a £1 billion deal to bolster its mortgage lending. The funding – which is from a...

Bridging loan interest rates fell to the lowest level in Q1 2019, according to the latest data from Bridging Trends. It found...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched four exclusive mortgages for residential Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) applications. All four mortgages are...

The emergence of new digital tools and services is becoming an increasing driver of intermediary mortgage business, according to Intermediary Mortgage...

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the first to fully integrate with Kent Reliance for intermediaries across its specialist buy-to-let and...

The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...

To work with lending stress tests, Newbury Building Society has launched a buy-to-let (BTL) affordability calculator which takes top-slicing into account. The...

Fresh statistics suggest the UK’s mortgage market has been boosted again, with approvals for home lending up month on month and...

Small deposit buyers were given a New Year boost, with their share of the mortgage market increasing in January 2017. Small deposit...

Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...

Borrowers taking out an offset mortgage have a few days left to be given a helping hand by Accord Mortgages. The...

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK.  Since 2003...

Tottenham Hotspur may have missed out on the Premier League title but the local property market has claimed the house price growth...

Buy-to-let landlords enjoyed total annual returns of 12.2% over the last year helped by the flurry of purchases in the run-up...

Asking prices have hit a record high due to the rush of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the stamp duty surcharge. The...

Lending to both residential buyers and property investors soared over the last year but experts warn there is a slowdown in...

Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...

The property industry is calling on Chancellor George Osborne to reform stamp duty and boost housing supply in Wednesday’s Budget, but...

Santander has launched what it claims is a market-leading Help to Buy Isa rate charging 4.00%. The new tax-free savings rate is...

Almost half of all home movers say they plan to downsize when taking their next step on the property market over the...

Almost half of young home movers plan to wait until after the Brexit referendum to complete their property transactions. Most also believe...

The ability to buy an average home in England and Wales improved everywhere last year except in the South East. First-time buyers...

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty changes saved homemovers more than £4,500 on average last year, new figures show. The Chancellor cut stamp...

The housing market has been given a one-off boost from the surge in buy-to-let lending triggered by April’s tax changes. New figures show that...

Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...

The average UK homeowner made £524 a week from the rising value of their property last year. UK homes made their owners...

Buy-to-let rents rose by 3.4% during 2015 at the fastest pace since 2011, new figures show. The average UK rent is now...

Chancellor George Osborne's looming stamp duty surcharge is driving housing demand as buy-to-let investors rush to beat the tax hike. The latest RICS UK Residential...

Business Secretary Sajid Javid promised 2016 would be a year of dialling back the bureaucracy. The government, he said, is committed...

George Osborne’s stamp duty reforms announced last December have saved home buyers £1.9 billion in the last year. The average saving since Osborne...

The Chancellor's pledge to build 400,000 new homes and support young buyers in London have been welcomed by the property industry but...

The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme has boosted both first-time buyer lending and higher-LTV mortgages, new figures show. The number of...

UK house prices rose 9.7% in the year to October and should continue climbing over the coming year, according to the...

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of criteria changes offering increased flexibility for brokers and their clients. The buy-to-let and specialist lender has...

Specialist lenders Paragon Mortgages and 3mc have announced new exclusive buy-to-let product ranges. This follows the recent launch from intermediary-only lender Accord,...

More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...

Mortgage brokers could see business levels decline as the prospect of an early base rate hike recedes. Fears that the Bank of...

Last month was the strongest September for home sales since 2007 as the property market enjoyed an Indian summer. The growth was largely...

The government-backed Help to Buy home-loan scheme continues to offer vital support to the mortgage market two years after its launch,...

Nationwide is aiming to boost first-time buyer mortgage lending with £1 billion of new low deposit products. It is launching a range...

One in five older people are considering downsizing but are being put off by a lack of homes and the cost...

The number of remortgages has leapt almost 90% in the last year after a major surge in July, new figures show. The...

As many as four million 18-39 year olds are actively trying to purchase a buy-to-let property to cash in on the...

The salary of the average homebuyer fell 16% year-on-year in June to £34,584, as improved mortgage affordability boosted lower income borrowers. The...

The government and the Bank of England must not put too much of the blame for a lack of housing supply...

House prices in the UK climbed solidly in May as a result of the certainty provided by the General Election result,...

A fall in the number and value of mortgage deals taken out by first-time buyers in May is a sign this...

Proposals announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne to reform the planning system in the UK may not do enough to...

The number of property valuations rose sharply in June, pointing to a resurgence of growth in the housing market. Figures from Connells...

Nationwide has cut its two-year fixed rates for borrowers with smaller deposits by up to 0.25%. And it has made further reductions...

Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...

Help to Buy schemes have created 131 new homeowners every day since April 2013, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has said. More than...

The price of property coming to market has surged to an all-time high after rising nearly £8,500 in a month. The average...