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An analysis of government house price data by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests the typical mortgage term for a first time...

UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...

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

A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...

Suffolk Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to its Interest Cover Ratio assessment for buy to let and holiday let...

New data from Rightmove reveals that Thursday March 28 was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to...

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

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

Analysis from estate agency Yopa reveals that while the London market may be the worst performing in terms of house prices, it...

Fewer people are concerned about paying their mortgage and fewer believe mortgage affordability is a barrier to home buying.  That’s the verdict...

The latest housing market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows the number of buyers has risen for the...

A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential.  The...

A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers. It shows that a fifth...

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

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

Diverse views have emerged from financial services figures in response to last week’s news that the headline rate of inflation remained...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown has identified three major risks associated with the current market, characterised by falling house prices and larger...

The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...

Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...

Respected estate agency and property consultancy Savills is warning that house prices may dip in 2024. In the run-up to Christmas it...

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

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

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...

The average price of property coming onto the market for sale rises by 1.3 per cent (equivalent to £4,571 for an...

A regular financial resilience barometer from a leading consultancy shows that the debt position of the lowest fifth of earners has...

One of the UK’s biggest house builders, the FTSE 250-listed Persimmon, says its 2023 sales were better than expected - but...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...

High end estate agency Savills has issued an update on prime markets in and around London and south east England. And it...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

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...

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

A new survey - going against the trend of other housing market studies - suggests that house prices could rise six...

Low loan to value ratios from mortgage lenders are leaving an estimated 90,000 new build homes empty across the UK as...

A growing appetite amongst buyers for family homes is helping to drive London’s high value prime market, an agency claims.  Benham and...

Online Mortgage Advisor has conducted a research by looking at how much property prices have outgrown local wages during the past...

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

A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...

The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...

Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...

The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...

A new personal guarantee insurance protection service has been launched for professional landlords - triggered by a surge  in incorporation. Purbeck Personal Guarantee...

Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...

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

The Bank of England is expected to hold base rate at 5.25 per cent this week with many analysts expecting this...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Is the mortgage price war really over? On the one hand there are good signs for the housing market - no substantial...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

There’s been a backlash from the mortgage industry following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Eco U-turn last week.  In recent months a growing...

The jury is out as to whether there will be a rate rise this week when the Bank of England Monetary...

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...

Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...

High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...

Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...

A series of financial experts give their prediction for next week’s Bank of England monetary policy committee decision - No rise?...

New Freedom of Information data from the FCA - gathered by Quilter, the wealth manager and financial adviser - reveals that...

New figures relating to the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme shows significant numbers of people taking out high loan to value mortgage...

The Bank of England’s latest stress test of the financial system suggests that UK's eight largest lenders could survive a worst...

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

The OneDome Group, which for 20 years has operated its CMME Mortgages service, is launching a new consumer campaign in the...

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

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

Mortgage lenders and brokers have rarely had a higher profile than right now, when they are seen as key to the...

A leading analyst is warning that a remortgage nightmare lies await in the second half of 2023. Sarah Coles of business consultancy...

New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...

It’s turning into a buyers’ market as sellers are accepting on average £14,000 or 4% less than their asking price, according...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...

Mortgage interest rates increased by 2.56% in 2022, with a sharp increase from 1.51% in January to a record 4.07% on...

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

The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...

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

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England meets on Thursday with the market expecting them to announce 0.5% raise...

Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...

The latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank saw the demand for electric vehicle charging points continue, and 35% of respondents rating...

There has been a a sharp increase in the number of property fall-throughs, according to House Buyer Bureau. Their latest industry index...

Benham and Reeves claim that London’s most up and coming neighbourhoods have seen price increases up to 64.5%. House price increases of up...

According to property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, there has been a flurry of homeowners rushing to list their properties for...

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 from Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, warns that the average rent bill could reach as much as...

Maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, recently shared news that some maintenance jobs have risen up to £60. The average cost of eight...

What is a forever home you ask? Typically, this would be a property the buyer sees themselves living in for a long...

When it comes to boosting the value of properties, property features can make a major difference. Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

The new homes sales progression and aftercare platform, Unlatch, reveals that Great Britain’s new-build housing market is worth almost £3 billion. In accordance...

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...

Mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, recently conducted a market analysis which reveals the most expensive postcode districts in London. As England's capital city, it...

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel for UK citizens regarding tax as research from RIFT...

The latest research from property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, revealed that some areas in England have seen up to £183,266 wiped off the...

If you’re on the lookout for some new prime property around the UK, then you’re in luck because the latest research...

A recent study by money.co.uk reveals which places in the UK have forever homes. A forever home is a property the buyer...

An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...

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...

New research by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that by March 2023 household bills will cost 11% of the average person’s salary. The cost-of-living crisis...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, claim that before the end of 2022, house prices will increase by an...

Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has carried out a study recently which revealed areas of the UK property market that have...