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Lloyd’s pre-tax profits were just £1.6 billion between January and March, down from £2.3 billion for the same period last year. The bank...

Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Octane Capital, believes that with the property market now showing early signs of a return to...

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

A specialist lender claims that first-time buyers could see annual mortgage costs climb by £398 per year, while landlords suffer a...

There are clear signs the commercial property market is adjusting to today’s high interest rate environment according to specialist lender Together. Its...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023 with house prices having dropped one one to...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...

Just Refer, a new referral portal for national brokerage Just Mortgages and financial services arm Just Wealth, has supported brokers in...

The EY Item Club is warning that the UK is set to experience the slowest two-year mortgage growth in a decade. EY...

Global credit intelligence provider Pepper Advantage, which has a 100,000+ UK residential mortgage portfolio, says arrears in this country have seen...

The UK's largest mortgage lender expects house prices to fall this year and next before rising in 2025. Lloyds Banking Group -...

A new analysis suggests that mortgage approval levels will decline by 11 per cent annually come the end of 2023. Octane Capital...

The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...

Mortgage approvals rose by just over three per cent from 49,000 in April to 50,500 in May according to new Bank...

Nearly half of mortgage brokers expect the volume of buy-to-let portfolio limited company lending they write to increase in the next...

Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...

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

The Bank of England last week hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points - pushing the benchmark rate to 4% up...

Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to...

House Buyer Bureau reveal that transactions could drop by 17% in spring 2023 next year. The property purchasing specialist claim that the...

A new market analysis by Unlatch, predicts that the UK’s residential construction industry could increase in value by almost 20% by 2025. Currently,...

New research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, shows that monthly mortgage payments could increase by £300 each month.  Homebuyers coming to...

Foreign buyers from the United States have been benefitting from a weakening pound to the greatest extent, the latest research by...

Scotland is set to continue its domination over Britain’s new-build market, research by Warwick Estates claims, with the total number of...

We don’t like being the bearer of bad news, but a market analysis carried out by mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, reveals...

The cost-of-living crisis has caused homeowners and tenants across the globe to seek ways to lower their energy bills. Experts forecast...

The Bank of England has decided to raise the base interest rate from 1.25% to 1.75%, the biggest rate hike for...

New research by the estate agent comparison website, GetAgent, suggests that there are major inconsistencies when it comes to the number...

The number of property sale fall-throughs, which crested during the pandemic, is predicted to fall by 12.2% in 2022, according to...

The latest research by the rental platform Ocasa reveals that the cost of rent in the UK is set to drastically increase. The annual...

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

In a recent UK housing market forecast, Rightmove uncovers what changes the industry can expect throughout 2022.  The UK's leading online real estate portal...

House prices have continued to rise throughout the year, making it increasingly challenging for first-time buyers to join the property ladder. UK...

Despite market delays, over half a million homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the...

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed that it will be open for live events in 2021. The first event will return to...

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) London, taking place on October 16, will feature a keynote presentation by the Bank of England (BoE). Rob...

April saw significant purchasing and remortgaging activity following forecasts suggesting an interest rate rise in May, according to the Mortgage Advice...

Half a million households would be at risk of negative equity if there was a drop in the average UK house...

The mortgage market will reach its highest level of gross lending since the financial crisis during 2017, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

Gearing amongst landlords remained low in the first quarter of the year, according to Paragon Mortgages, with the average loan-to-value (LTV)...

One in seven mortgage and remortgage customers are racing to complete their application before the EU referendum on 23 June. More than...

Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...

The Bank of England voted to hold interest rates by 9-0 yesterday which means they will stay at 0.5% for a full seven...

Gross mortgage lending jumped 8% in 2015 to hit a better-than-forecast total of £220.3 billion. Lending in December totalled £19.9 billion, up 23% on...

The UK housing market is in for a bumpy ride next year as new property taxes hit sales and prices. Higher stamp...

The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...

House price growth will slow in 2016 as buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder and interest rates potentially rise,...

November has seen the smallest seasonal drop in new seller asking prices since 2011, setting the scene for higher prices in...

The total property wealth of over-55s in England will double to almost £2.5 trillion by 2035, according to new research by Age...

The mortgage industry can expect the first interest rate hike shortly after Christmas, experts say. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research...

More than half of UK homeowners believe leaving the EU will have an impact on property prices, new research shows. Some 34%...

Mortgage lending is enjoying its best spell for seven years after surging 12% year-on-year to £61.4 billion in the third quarter. The...

Nearly one in five landlords plan to buy more buy-to-let properties despite the looming threat of Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown. New...

UK house prices rose by 5.2% over the last year helped by the return of the first-time buyer. The annual pace of...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said interest rates are likely to increase despite the deflationary impact of the Chinese...

While the London housing market drove UK growth in 2014, the capital should underperform the rest of the country this year,...

Legal & General has announced ambitious plans to become a leading provider of lifetime mortgages. The insurer has launched its own-branded Lifetime...