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UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...

There were 29,060 new mortgages taken out by older borrowers over 55 in the last three months of 2023 - down...

New research from Aldermore suggests that some 55 per cent of prospective first time buyers are currently seeking to raise a...

The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Britain dropped back sharply in 2023, following two years of...

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...

There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...

The chief executive of Winkworth estate agency chain says this week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax...

The equity release market has seen growth for the first time in 12 months with quarterly increases in both new customers...

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

UK mortgage holders are repaying record amounts of mortgage debt, according to the  Equity Release Council. But the ERC claims high levels...

Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. That’s the view of...

Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, which equates to an extra...

Half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas or...

The impact of higher interest rates isn’t felt equally across the country, according to data from the Halifax. Despite recording one of...

UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee does not meet until June 22 but that doesn’t mean there’s any let up...

Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...

Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...

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

This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...

A recent change in mortgage rules that required lenders to check whether homeowners could afford repayments at higher interest rates has...

As a direct result of the rising cost of living, over half (57%) of Brits are already struggling financially, or expect...

Freedom Finance has urged UK families to examine their finances after revealing that an average mortgage bill could increase more than...

The average buy-to-let investor could make a loss of £325 a year if the Bank of England lifted interest rates by...

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...

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

Residential housing market activity defied the summer slowdown to post strong growth in August. The latest HMRC Property Transactions figures for August 2015...