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Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...

One of the UK’s biggest house builders, the FTSE 250-listed Persimmon, says its 2023 sales were better than expected - but...

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

Two prominent UK house builders have warned of sharply reduced volumes in the next year or so as buyers struggle to...

New figures relating to the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme shows significant numbers of people taking out high loan to value mortgage...

The latest market analysis by bridging finance specialists, Apex Bridging, has shown that £4.94bn was lent via bridging loan completions in...

New research by money.co.uk has revealed the areas in the UK with the most new-build properties – perfect for those looking...

The latest research by Alliance Fund shows that the government’s decision to cut stamp duty could boost new housing delivery by 16%. The changes...

Benham and Reeves, London lettings and estate agent, has revealed its latest research which discloses which London councils have put in...

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, claim that London is still a dominant force in the build-to-rent market. Since the Covid-19, pandemic market...

Throughout the years the government has pledged to deliver new homes to make more affordable properties available to the public.  New build-...

Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...

New research by sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, shows that within the new-build sector help to buy homes has declined. Since 2013 Help to...

Deposit Unlock, a mortgage scheme that allows new build buyers to purchase with a 5% deposit, has launched nationally with 17...

Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...

In the rush to complete property transactions by 31 March, it would be too easy to overlook putting buildings insurance in...

Activity levels of members of the mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) are 32% higher than in the first quarter...

Specialist banking group, Paragon, has reported a 16% increase in first-half mortgage lending to £834 million – up from £721 million...

The number of properties available in London under Help to Buy (HTB) has declined by 64% since 2017, according to modular...

Paragon Banking Group has reported a 41% increase in new lending across all business lines in the last quarter of 2018. With...

Knowledge Bank has launched a real time management information (MI) product that will give lenders insight into the mortgage criteria that...

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

A Brexit ‘uncertainty effect’ is washing over UK mortgage brokers after the largest drop in business volumes in more than two...

A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...

Homemovers have just registered the highest success rate for turning mortgage applications into completions. Some 80% of homemover applications led to an...

Residential property transactions plunged by almost half in April in the wake of a bumper March. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 45.2% last...

The Legal & General Mortgage Club delivered a record month in March with completions up 33% year-on-year. Total lending of £4.7bn was...

The last day of March saw record-breaking property completions as investors rushed to beat the beat stamp duty tax hike. UK mover...

More than 150,000 people have become homeowners through the Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme. New official figures show that 80%...

The number of investors purchasing buy-to-let properties through a limited company rose sharply in the final quarter of 2015, new figures...

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...

Life remains tough for first-time buyers with a shock fall in completions in the three months to October. The new figures underline the...

Almost half of all customer enquiries to brokers ended in a mortgage completion in the third quarter of 2015. One in three customer...

Specialist intermediary lender Kensington enjoyed a record month for lending in October with applications up 50% year-on-year. Applications rose 60% by value compared to...

The number of first-time buyers plunged more than 27% in the year to June, with no sign of a post-election bounce. There...

Mortgage distributor 3mc has reported strong growth during the first half of 2015 with significant gains in new broker registrations, mortgage enquiries,...