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![Dip in demand for new builds as interest rates keep buyers at bay](/upload/images/240311%2004.png)
Homebuyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped. Demand dropped 1.1 per cent in the last quarter according to analysis by easyMoney of...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Innovative new trackers aim at buy to let and development investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2004%20%2004.jpg)
Hampshire Trust Bank has launched a limited edition two year discounted Flex tracker across its buy to let and semi-commercial offerings....
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![House builders back Labour for long term construction growth](/upload/images/24%2002%2007%2004.png)
A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property lending forecast to soar in next four years](/upload/images/24%2002%2005%2002.jpg)
There are clear signs the commercial property market is adjusting to today’s high interest rate environment according to specialist lender Together. Its...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![New advisory service seeks to “redefine real estate finance”](/upload/images/23%2012%2011%204.jpg)
Karis Capital is launching as what it calls “a premier real estate debt advisory firm with plans to redefine how developers...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage industry’s low LTVs blamed for homes being empty](/upload/images/23%2012%2006%2001.jpg)
Low loan to value ratios from mortgage lenders are leaving an estimated 90,000 new build homes empty across the UK as...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lender aims high by scrapping height restriction from lending criteria](/upload/images/23%2012%2006%2002.jpg)
Hodge is removing height restrictions from its lending criteria, meaning it will accept applications for mortgages on homes in England that...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Developers Outline Plan To Get More Buyers for More Homes](/upload/images/23%2011%2027%2005.jpg)
A new 10-point plan from the Home Builders Federation shows how policymakers could act fast to boost the supply of new,...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bridging Lending Bounces Back in Q3 2023](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2013%203%20shutterstock_244903099.jpg/23%2011%2013%203%20shutterstock_244903099__400x267.jpg)
Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage platform turbo-charges buy to let products after massive investment](/upload/images/3%20Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
LendInvest has announced a £500m investment to contribute towards the cost of new Buy To Let and Residential Mortgage products. This new...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal eagle casts a beady eye over the 2023 housing market](/upload/images/Legal%20Egle(2).png)
Homeowners and would-be buyers probably felt the post-pandemic property boom in the UK would go forever. But it slowed dramatically in the...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Birmingham's most profitable postcodes for housebuilders](/upload/images/Locations/Birmingham-400x310.jpg)
The latest market analysis by Unlatch, the new home sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and housebuilders, reveals where Birmingham’s...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![New build negotiations – buyers purchasing new homes ask for 14% off](/upload/images/library/FeeCut-400x310.jpg)
In a recent market analysis conducted by Unlatch it was discovered that new-build homes sell for 14% less than their original asking price. These...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Residential development accounts for 1% of total land area](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/houses%202.jpg)
A recent study by Unlatch, the new homes sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and households, has disclosed which local...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![New-build house prices surpass existing homes by 20%](/upload/images/library/Housebuilders-400x310.jpg)
Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – a month of firsts in the mortgage sphere](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MortgageRoundup-400x310.png)
This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![54% of all available land plots already purchased by developers](/upload/images/library/LandForSale-400x310.png)
New research from HBB Solutions claims that 54% of all available land plots listed for sale across England have already gone under offer...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Good times ahead – brokers optimistic about new-build sector in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyExpert-Millennial-400x310.jpg)
More than three-quarters (79%) of mortgage brokers feel optimistic about how the new-build housing market will perform in 2022, new research...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage roundup – a host of opportunities for borrowers](/upload/images/library/InterestRates-Small-InArticle.jpg)
This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tier One Capital secures £6.5m additional funding for investment fund](/img/default/it.png)
Wealth management and property lending specialist Tier One Capital has secured a £6.5 million revolving credit facility from Shawbrook Bank for...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bridging finance and the property market - a case for cautious optimism](/img/default/it.png)
Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New search engine for development finance loans launches](/img/default/it.png)
Brickflow, the UK’s first online search engine for development finance loans, has officially launched. The property technology platform – co-founded by Ian...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How is Land Registry digitalising the mortgage system?](/img/default/it.png)
For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...
30 October 2020
From: PropTech
![Puma Property Finance expands to Manchester](/img/default/it.png)
Specialist development lender Puma Property Finance has bolstered its nationwide presence with the relocation of one of its managers, Paul Murphy,...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why advisers should take a closer look at residential real estate lending](/img/default/it.png)
Advisers have recently faced a relentless succession of challenges in the attempt to source consistent returns for clients in an environment...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![New-build homebuyer activity set to spike amidst busiest time of the year](/img/default/it.png)
The level of new-build properties being sold has picked up as we approach the end of the year, while sales across...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cogress launches Innovative Finance ISA](/img/default/it.png)
Property investment company Cogress has launched its Innovative Finance ISA (‘IFISA’) in a move to diversify IFISA-eligible bonds. With a minimum investment...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is Help to Buy dying? London sales fall by 64%](/img/default/it.png)
The number of properties available in London under Help to Buy (HTB) has declined by 64% since 2017, according to modular...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![LendInvest and NACFB to launch first Broker Property Development Course](/img/default/it.png)
Property lender, LendInvest, has launched the first LendInvest Broker Property Development Course in partnership with the National Association of Commercial Finance...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Amicus Property Finance strengthens Manchester team](/img/default/it.png)
Amicus Property Finance recently announced that it has appointed three new senior underwriters with long-standing banking experience. Alan Dorrington, Mark Heckles and...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brokers believe builders and developers will find it difficult to secure funding](/img/default/it.png)
Over a third of brokers working in the property finance sector have said they think builders and developers will find it...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![SPF Private Clients launches new homes division](/img/default/it.png)
SPF Private Clients (SPF) has announced a new team specialising in mortgages for high value new-build homes. SPF New Homes has been...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Cautious welcome for London Help to Buy](/img/default/it.png)
The Chancellor's pledge to build 400,000 new homes and support young buyers in London have been welcomed by the property industry but...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Planning system review ‘should go further’](/img/default/it.png)
Proposals announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne to reform the planning system in the UK may not do enough to...
14 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Brokers welcome Osborne’s planning reforms](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage brokers and property companies have welcomed government proposals to overhaul Britain’s planning laws and increase housebuilding. Chancellor George Osborne announced on...