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

Shared ownership has given the new-build division at national brokerage Just Mortgages a bumper start to 2024. New build leads and enquiries...

London estate agency Foxtons says its latest survey shows a major uptick in the confidence of potential sellers.  While 38 per cent...

Three years ago the Financial Conduct Authority banned discretionary commission arrangements in a bid to end the incentive for brokers to...

The research chief at lettings agency Hamptons says it’s likely that landlords have been hit harder by high interest rates than...

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

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association wants the government to give additional support to landlords It says the cumulative effects of regulatory and...

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

It’s no secret that rogue tenants lead to significant financial losses, and is felt in bulk by the landlord, yet research...

While tenancy disputes did see a year-on-year decline in volume during 2021, the latest industry insight from mydeposits show that there...

The Prime Minister used a housing speech in Blackpool yesterday to outline plans for a wide-ranging review of the mortgage market and housing...

Businesses should be made aware that missing a phone call can cause a loss of revenue and can also damage the reputation...

Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...

First Time Buyer’s Fortnight aims to give potential homebuyers the information they need to make more informed decisions about the home...

New data from the UK property website, Rightmove, has found that March is the strongest month of the year for prospective...

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

New research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has revealed how much money the UK government lost as a result...

Some 64% of brokers will adopt a hybrid approach of remote work and face-to-face working despite the lifting of pandemic restrictions. That...

The past year has seen many people experience a change in their financial circumstances. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in work-life changes...

Existing and aspiring homeowners admit it takes a ‘radical change in circumstances’ before they’d consider purchasing a financial protection product, according...

The majority (83%) of first-time buyers in the UK currently house-hunting have had no financial support from their parents, new research...

Financial advisers are responsible for the data of their firm and their clients. Losing this data, allowing it to be stolen...

Financial advisors are responsible for the data of their firm and their clients. Losing this data, allowing it to be stolen...

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is asking members to consider the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) warning about lenders cutting...

A relaunch of its mortgage proposition has been carried out by finance company Castle Trust. The relaunch includes a glossy new...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

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

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty reforms are proving expensive for the Treasury wiping £620 million off its revenues last year, new figures...

More than nine out of 10 buy-to-let investors are set to lose money within five years due to forthcoming tax changes,...

New figures show that the UK tax rate on buy-to-let investments is already higher than in many other countries, even before Chancellor George...

Aldermore has announced the launch of a new Landlord Hub hosting information and expert commentary on the buy-to-let market. It aims to...

Loss of higher rate tax relief and tighter regulation on buy-to-let could harm tenants more than landlords by constraining the supply of rented...

A businessman who masterminded one of the UK’s biggest mortgage scams has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. David Purdie, 57, appeared to...

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

One in five landlords say they will be forced out of business in the next two years by Chancellor George Osborne's...

Landlords with standard buy-to-let properties will lose money when interest rates start rising, new research shows. This would be a double blow...

The Bank of England has warned that the booming buy-to-let market poses a threat to the financial stability of the UK. It...