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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...

The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...

The ‘average’ 25 year mortgage term is increasingly becoming a thing of the past says USwitch. A recent study of the data...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

After reaching the milestone of £250m in 2022, specialist lender Cohort Capital increased originations by 60 per cent in 2023 to...

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

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

The UK’s residential mortgage market has started 2024 with the biggest choice of products for prospective borrowers in over 15 years. A...

A record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day 2023 according to Rightmove. The 26 per cent increase in new...

The government has launched a consultation setting out plans to improve the transparency of land trust information. Land ownership through a trust...

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

Some 20 per cent of first time buyers are snapping up mortgages of 35 years or more according to UK Finance. In...

Cases of buy-to-let arrears have doubled in a single year, according to a new analysis. The research, from Octane Capital, analysed quarterly...

Moneyfacts is reporting that there’s what it calls a “thriving choice” of mortgage options.  Its latest UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report shows the number...

The share of homes sold by a landlord in Great Britain fell from 15.7 per cent in 2022 to 14.0 per...

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

New data from Experian reveals that one in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35...

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

First Direct has crunched market data to give an insight into FTB activity over the summer just gone. There are three...

Mortgage-related fraud has increased by 32.8 per cent in the past year, it’s been claimed. Apex Bridging has analysed the number of...

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...

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

There is speculation that the recent spate of figures from the UK economy may prompt a war between mortgage providers as...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows surprisingly upbeat market sentiment among advisers during the second...

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

After the latest rise in Bank of England Base Rate, mortgage lenders are offering new products to help those struggling to...

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...

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...

Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...

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

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...

Research by Credas Technologies reveals that the average Anti-Money Laundering (AML) fine has increased by 63.7% in the estate agency sector.  Although the fine...

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...

Since Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget last Friday - which has caused a run on the pound and mass panic in financial markets...

Hertfordshire-based bridging lender TAB completed an impressive £34 million of loans back in August – up from £30 million in June...

After a hot season, research by property developer Stripe Property Group, has revealed that Newcastle United sits top of the Premier...

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

Provider of retail financial product data, Moneyfacts, announced that although average rates have risen for a 10th consecutive month the average...

Roma Finance has been actively growing and expanding its team and now boasts eight new appointments and three promotions following continuous record-breaking...

As interest and mortgage rates rise, mortgage providers are becoming stricter when it comes to who they will and will not...

If you’re a single person, you may have realised that one-bedroom units are hard to come by, and this isn’t all...

While it seems like sold prices across England and Wales have slipped by -1.1% in the last year when compared to...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that homebuyer demand in the prime London property market has climbed on both...

The UK’s largest financial services review site, Smart Money People, announced that building societies remain the top-rated sector for broker satisfaction. Leek...

A portion of the market activity accounted for by foreign buyers has been in a slow decline since 2018, Credas Technologies,...

Research by Stipendium reveals that first-time buyers account for one in 10 of all property transactions across England. The property platform analysed...

The UK property market recorded the highest ever number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks during the first quarter of 2022, a...

This story originally appeared on Estate Agent Today, but has been reproduced here in full for the benefit of Introducer Today...

Taking inspiration from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the property platform, Boomin, has revealed just how much it will take from...

While the number of members hit with expulsion has declined steadily each year since a peak in 2018, the most recent...

Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...

Despite a more lethargic pandemic property market performance, a recent study by debt advisory specialists, Henry Dannell, has analysed sold price...

New research from Canopy reveals 10% of UK private renters have been unsuccessful in getting a mortgage, despite 80% never missing...

Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...

Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...

Recently a study was done and revealed by Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events such as home moving, that...

During the pandemic, the rental market in the capital was negatively impacted. During this time tenants no longer prioritised city life...

New build transactions have fallen over the last year in cities and towns across England and Wales, according to a recent...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, recently revealed which boroughs in the capital have the highest levels of homebuyer...

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

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has found the cost of buying a property across one of the nation’s festive road names, with a...

In new research conducted by London estate agent Bective, it has been revealed that the prime London rental market has benefited...

For mortgage and protection advisers there is no disagreement that managing a bank of clients from the initial meeting until completion...

This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...

Bective, the sales, lettings and property management company, recently revealed how superstitions around the number 13 often lead to homebuyers paying less for properties. Traditionally it is considered to...

According to new figures released by Mojo Mortgages, UK homeowners are now borrowing more money from mortgage lenders than ever before...

Data from Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool found that searches for furlough friendly mortgage criteria continued to fall month...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

Research by GetAgent has revealed how asking prices across many areas of the property market tumbled in the wake of the...

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

Ozgur Unlu, managing director of 360 Dotnet, addresses the key items and points for financial advice businesses to consider when adopting technology. What...

West One Loans’ buy-to-let (BTL) division has released new products to meet increased demand in the market. The raft of new product...

Across England and Wales, many homebuyers have made use of the stamp duty holiday. The land tax discount encouraged many to...

The latest mortgage search activity data from Legal & General Mortgage Club (L&G) shows signs that the market is beginning to...

Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...

Equity release lender, more2life, revealed that the number of advisers who attended its 2021 Later Life Lending Symposium was 151% higher than...

New research from GetAgent has revealed which areas of the property market in England and Wales are seeing homes sell the...

Brokers are searching for applications that will not leave a lasting mark on a client's credit score, new research from Knowledge Bank...

Advise Wise has introduced a bespoke, customisable Equity Release Fact Find on its platform. Members can now manage a large number of...

Activity in the housing market continued to increase in March, with Legal & General seeing a record number of searches after...

Following the success of its first Virtual National Training Event in November 2020, The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced...

Some 26% of homeowners, or those buying a property, have missed a mortgage payment due to falling ill or having an...

Savings made during lockdown have allowed some borrowers to reduce their debt commitments, with a record £17.6 billion of mortgages repaid...

The total value of new mortgages set to be handed out in the coming months reached its highest level since 2007...

Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain. Bilgrami joins the company after 11 years as chief...

Residential transactions across England and Wales fell by 41% in 2020 when compared to the previous year despite a boost in...

2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...

Fluent Lifetime, the equity release and later life subsidiary of Fluent Money Group, is celebrating after breaking into the top five...

The current stamp duty holiday has already saved homebuyers an estimated £817 million, with the potential to reach £1.5 billion before...

iPipeline, a provider of digital solutions and services, has announced Cirencester Friendly has adopted its AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation...

A mortgage advisor is urging prospective buyers to act now before the stamp duty holiday comes to an end. Matt Colley, director...

Brickflow, the UK’s first online search engine for development finance loans, has officially launched. The property technology platform – co-founded by Ian...

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...