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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...

Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

New research conducted by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that there is a correlation between commute times...

While a somewhat slow London property market may be currently trailing the rest of the UK when it comes to the...

New research by property development optimisation platform, Unlatch, has discovered that some areas of the UK are still feeling the effects...

After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...

Locations with homes surrounded by trees and greenery were analysed by Barrows and Forrester. The findings show that these locations have...

A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...

This week’s mortgage roundup is all about simplifying the homebuying journey, with a new partnership formed to streamline the buying process and...

Property website, Rightmove released their housing report and said 2021’s housing market was ‘defined by people’s sustained desire to move coupled...

Property portal, MoveStreets, has released new data which reveals how the fame factor can increase house prices by as much as...

A new study by Birmingham estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has uncovered how much properties could make in the current...

A new study from equity release lender more2life has uncovered the UK regions where using equity release to fund a house...

Market estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently revealed how the stamp duty holiday has made house prices difficult for the first-time...

New research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has found out which street names have proved the most popular with homebuyers across...

Although record property sales and skyrocketing house prices have dominated the headlines, new figures suggest that the rosy picture of the...

Ahead of the Queen’s Birthday this weekend, estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester researched the sold prices of properties with...

Last week Thursday (May 13) marked one year since the property market in England reopened after being hit with lockdown restrictions. Ascend...

Property buyers in certain cities could enjoy a hat-trick of savings via the stamp duty holiday, a reduced mortgage deposit requirement and...

Average property prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year ago,...

Some 25.6% of parents said they would charge interest on a home loan to their children, a new study from UOWN...

The UAE has been named as the best country for first-time buyers, new research carried out by MoveHub has revealed. Based on...

In an effort to increase its customer base and address rising property prices, specialist lender Together has opted to up its...

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased in 2016, new research from The Mortgage Broker Ltd has revealed. This came as a result...

The UK House Price Index for November 2016 revealed an annual price rise of 6.7%, taking the overall average property value...

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK.  Since 2003...

The supposed slowdown in the London property market is a “myth” as the majority of Londoners see prices continue to rise. While...

The areas of the UK with the highest levels of unemployment have seen the lowest rates of house-price increases over the...

As the Brexit referendum moves closer a new poll shows that the majority of brokers would like to remain part of...

Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...

Property experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's new Lifetime Isa will do nothing to solve housing supply and affordability problems. From April...

Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of 0.5% interest rates but property experts warn that cheap money won't last forever. The average...

Fears of an affordability crisis are likely to grow as new figures show property prices increasing at twice the pace of...

The Greater London property boom is spreading with average prices in more than half of all postcodes breaking through £500,000. Half-million-pound postcodes...

London property prices rose at double the pace of the rest of the UK last year, new figures show. Prices in the capital...

Buy-to-let rents rose by 3.4% during 2015 at the fastest pace since 2011, new figures show. The average UK rent is now...

The surcharge on stamp duty for investors and second homeowners will spark a mini-boom in property prices, a new survey says. Six out...

Higher stamp duty on £1 million plus properties has hit growth in prime central London and pushed it to the fringes...

Buy-to-let landlords have yet to wake up to the danger posed by Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming tax crackdown. Investment experts have warned...

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

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

Record high demand for first-time buyer properties has pushed prices up by nearly 10% in the year. Although property prices generally have...

Buy-to-let investors in England and Wales enjoyed total returns of nearly 10% in the past year, new figures show. Landlords saw gross rental...

Price growth in prime central London looks set to slow further as the property market faces a number of headwinds. Knight Frank has cut...

The prime central London property market has endured a "subdued summer" after the excitement of recent years. Annual price growth of 1.7%...

UK house prices increased 5.7% in the year to June but London is trailing as the capital's property market continues to...

Two new sets of figures show the prime London property market has slumped in recent months after years of surging ahead. Analysis...

The house price sentiment index in positive territory for 28th consecutive month with households in all UK regions saying property prices...

Confidence in the outlook for UK house price growth slipped back in June, according to the Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker. This...

A lack of supply of homes has translated into rising housing market values according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The...

Excellent buying conditions have lured Britons back into the overseas property market this year, with bargain property prices and historically low...

As UK house prices reach new records and the price for an average London property crosses £500k, you might wondering whether...

There has been a rush of buyers into prime central London property in the immediate aftermath of the General Election. There are...

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