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Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...
08 April 2024
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Fewer people are concerned about paying their mortgage and fewer believe mortgage affordability is a barrier to home buying. That’s the verdict...
20 March 2024
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New data from Zoopla suggests that the housing market is becoming buoyant despite widespread uncertainty over the exact direction of mortgage...
13 March 2024
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The estate agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
06 March 2024
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
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By Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of specialist property lender Octane Capital, writes: The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates on...
14 February 2024
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London estate agency Foxtons says its latest survey shows a major uptick in the confidence of potential sellers. While 38 per cent...
29 January 2024
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The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...
29 January 2024
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Leading agency Knight Frank says demand for new homes is generally robust, dependent upon the location and pricing. It says its regional...
24 January 2024
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The average price of property coming onto the market for sale rises by 1.3 per cent (equivalent to £4,571 for an...
22 January 2024
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There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...
10 January 2024
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Some 74 per cent of residential buy to let landlords feel confident about the performance of the property market over the...
03 January 2024
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High end estate agency Savills has issued an update on prime markets in and around London and south east England. And it...
03 January 2024
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Three high street lenders - Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society - have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on...
03 January 2024
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There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...
11 December 2023
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There’s been an alarming set of figures in the Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit report, which relates to September. Net...
08 November 2023
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It’s now the tenth week that average rates of dropped, as the slow but steady downward trend of fixed-mortgage rates continues. As...
09 October 2023
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows surprisingly upbeat market sentiment among advisers during the second...
21 August 2023
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Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...
04 July 2023
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National brokerage Just Mortgages is encouraging brokers to go into their local communities to win business. Rather than ‘waiting for it to...
20 June 2023
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There’s a growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according to the latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the...
16 May 2023
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England meets on Thursday with the market expecting them to announce 0.5% raise...
31 January 2023
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Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...
31 January 2023
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The Prime Minister used a housing speech in Blackpool yesterday to outline plans for a wide-ranging review of the mortgage market and housing...
10 June 2022
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Speaking to a financial adviser is more daunting for UK consumers than self-managing their finances, a YouGov study reveals. In a survey...
31 May 2022
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This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...
26 May 2022
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Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...
12 May 2022
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This week, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Aldermore’s expansion to support more brokers, to Roma...
10 February 2022
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A study by Henry Dannell, a specialist mortgage broker, has discovered how London remains the nation’s million-pound property market hotspot despite a...
11 January 2022
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In a new report put forward by Shawbrook Bank, it was revealed that landlord confidence is at a high level. Covid-19 continues...
23 December 2021
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Recent research from leading later life lender more2life has found that 80% of equity release advisers are confident that the market...
16 December 2021
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New data has shown that millennials (25-44) are as unconfident in their ability to manage their finances as younger Gen Z...
02 December 2021
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Data released by independent equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), shows that there’s a continued desire amongst their customers to...
04 November 2021
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Hometrack, the leading provider of insight, intelligence and decision automation to the UK mortgage market, has launched a brand new vision...
21 October 2021
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Broker optimism has increased since the beginning of 2021, according to a recent survey from savings accounts, bridging loans, development finance,...
22 July 2021
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According to a YouGov survey by insurance provider Paymentshield, half of UK adults under 35 are mystified by the mortgage process. The findings from...
22 July 2021
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Advise Wise has launched a desktop application to allow advisers to access its platform directly from their desktop, with just a...
22 June 2021
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An equity release advisory is reflecting on the shifts in equity release usage and behaviour in the first quarter of 2021. Research...
06 May 2021
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Action must be taken to encourage greater gender diversity in the adviser community and help support female clients, as part of...
15 April 2021
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The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a member endorsement mark as part of a brand refresh that reflects the...
06 April 2021
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Multiply AI, a fully automated financial adviser app, has partnered with digital mortgage broker Mojo to provide the first end-to-end digital...
18 March 2021
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Some 74% of people do not trust property documentation to be carried out safely and securely online, research from anti-money laundering...
11 March 2021
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Searches for ‘self-employed’ and ‘defaults’ became the most popular in December, according to new research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank. Knowledge...
12 January 2021
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Some 71% of brokers are confident about the market in 2021, a fall of just 6% from January 2020, according to...
17 December 2020
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Broker searches for ‘Covid-19: temporary maximum LTV restrictions’ remain in the top five results for the sixth consecutive month, data from...
12 November 2020
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Paymentshield has launched a series of webinars to help brokers develop general insurance (GI) knowledge to enable them to protect and...
05 August 2020
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Intermediaries believe they can hold out against the uncertainty being caused by Brexit and the general election, according to the Intermediary...
19 November 2019
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The buy-to-let market has remained relatively stable despite the decline in overall mortgage business during Q3 2019, according to Paragon Bank. Its...
13 November 2019
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Almost seven in 10 (67%) commercial mortgage brokers feel confident about the lending environment in 2020 despite the current political climate,...
16 October 2019
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Interest-only mortgages comprised 20% of new business introduced in Q2 2019, down from 28% is Q2 2007 but significantly higher than...
09 August 2019
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Nearly a quarter (23%) of mortgage intermediaries expect that consumers will choose to bypass advice and arrange their mortgage directly with...
31 July 2019
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More customers than ever are opting for an initial fixed period of five years or more when choosing a mortgage, according...
03 May 2019
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Since the Brexit vote, house prices have increased across the UK by 9.3%, with market uncertainty surrounding the exit being blamed...
20 November 2018
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The number of landlords looking to remortgage has now reached an all-time high, according to a survey by Paragon. Its Financial Adviser...
26 October 2018
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Mortgage intermediaries play an important role in encouraging customers to weigh their options before securing a better deal, according to Paragon. Its...
21 August 2018
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April saw significant purchasing and remortgaging activity following forecasts suggesting an interest rate rise in May, according to the Mortgage Advice...
15 June 2018
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A diverse set of customer needs from the self-employed are driving demand for specialist residential mortgages, according to Paragon’s Financial Adviser...
04 April 2018
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Two-year deals for mortgage products have been overtaken by longer-term deals for the first time, according to research conducted by Paragon. The...
20 March 2018
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The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...
09 March 2018
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Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report has revealed that the preference for fixed-rate mortgages reached an all-time...
02 June 2017
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The mortgage market will reach its highest level of gross lending since the financial crisis during 2017, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...
02 May 2017
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Mortgage advisers are concerned about about the longer-term prospects for buy-to-let, with half now predicting a decline in business. Although advisers saw...
13 May 2016
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Brokers and lenders are celebrating a "bumper month" which saw borrowing in March 64% higher than one year earlier. Gross mortgage borrowing...
27 April 2016
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The housing market is facing a “climate of uncertainty” as the UK waves goodbye to buy-to-let boom, according to the Royal...
14 April 2016
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UK house prices rose 7.6% in the year to February and property experts expect the "unrelenting" growth to continue. This marked a...
13 April 2016
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The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...
31 March 2016
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Gross mortgage lending surged 38% in the past year to hit £13.6 billion last month, the highest figure for nearly eight...
25 February 2016
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UK house prices could drop by 5% if the UK votes to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June. Prime...
22 February 2016
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First-time buyers returned in force in December to borrow £4.5 billion, a rise of 18% on one year ago. This also marked a rise of...
17 February 2016
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With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....
16 February 2016
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Monthly mortgage approvals soared 24% year-on-year to £12.4 billion in December but brokers deny lending is getting out of control. Across 2015,...
28 January 2016
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Market confidence among intermediaries is at a record high due to rising prices, strong remortgage demand and healthy lender funding. The only...
21 January 2016
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Landlords seem to be under attack from all sides of the political divide, as Chancellor George Osborne buy-to-let tax crackdown proceeds...
02 November 2015
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Confidence among buy-to-let landlords remains high despite the threat of new taxes and tough regulatory changes. The latest survey from Paragon Mortgages shows...
12 October 2015
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Growing expectations of a base rate hike have failed to dent the public's confidence in the outlook for house prices. The quarterly Halifax...
06 October 2015
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HSBC has announced a reduction in a wide range of home loan rates. The bank has cut the cost of a...
02 October 2015
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A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...
01 October 2015
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Santander has announced that it will lend at 95% loan-to-value outside of the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. The scheme...
14 September 2015
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Brokers are buzzing with confidence after new figures showed the mortgage market enjoyed its best July for seven years. Gross mortgage lending...
21 August 2015
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House prices in England and Wales hit a post-crisis high in June with the average price rising to £181,619. That finally tops...
29 July 2015
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Seven out of 10 landlords arranged their last buy-to-let mortgage through an intermediary, in a vote of confidence for the broker sector. Just...
24 July 2015
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Confidence in the outlook for UK house price growth slipped back in June, according to the Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker. This...
17 July 2015
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The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has reported that nearly two thirds of businesses are operating with cash reserves of under...
25 June 2015
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Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...
25 June 2015
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Mortgage approvals hit a 14-month high in May after rising 4% year-on-year, according to new figures from the British Bankers' Association. It said 42,530 mortgages...
25 June 2015
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Brokers confidence has steadily recovered in the wake of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) and is nearing an all-time high. The number of...
22 June 2015
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Record low interest rates couldn't prevent a decline in lending and house prices in April. UK house prices increased by 5.5% in...