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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...

New Mortgage Lenders and Administrators statistics for Q4 2023 paint a very worrying picture of the mortgage market. That’s the view of...

The Nationwide Building Society has agreed to buy Virgin Money in a £2.9 billion deal - a rare example of a...

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

Just under half of mortgage brokers expect to place more limited company buy-to-let business throughout the next 12 months, Paragon Bank...

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

The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...

There’s been an alarming set of figures in the Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit report, which relates to September. Net...

The Bank of England says net mortgage approvals decreased from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July, although approvals for remortgaging slightly increased...

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

LMS’ Monthly Remortgage Snapshot for April  showed £300 increases for remortgagers last month. Key findings: £300 average monthly payment increase for those who...

SHW has announced that it has promoted two of its Directors to Partner level, taking its Partner total to 25. Gemma Quinn...

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

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...

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

The four-day work week has been a subject contemplated by many companies across the nation and Evolution Money has recently announced...

In the UK, homeownership remains one of the main aspirations for young adults and families who envision climbing the property ladder...

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

Throughout the years the government has pledged to deliver new homes to make more affordable properties available to the public.  New build-...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

Often, we are sold the dream of settling down with a partner and purchasing our dream house together – but, what...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found that garden offices, garage conversions and kitchen...

Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...

Bridging loan firm SoMo has launched a new specialist finance product giving favourable rates for larger loans. The product is designed to...

According to new research from equity adviser Key, the Bank of Gran and Grandad has gifted nearly £1 million a day...

Wealth management and property lending specialist Tier One Capital has secured a £6.5 million revolving credit facility from Shawbrook Bank for...

Legal & General (L&G) has announced that it will provide its digital mortgage sourcing technology to intermediary business, My Simple Mortgage. L&G...

Research from an all-in-one property platform suggests homebuyers do not sufficiently understand the processes which can contribute to a fast and...

Landbay, a leading buy-to-let lender, has achieved 5,520% growth in revenue from 2016 to 2020, lending over £0.6 billion during that...

Just Mortgages has achieved its best-ever month for both applications and exchanges in September. The company saw 1,750 applications and 1,500 exchanges...

While obtaining a mortgage makes moving home a stressful experience, finding and securing a property is more anxiety-inducing to 46% of...

Failure to seek expert advice is leaving buy-to-let landlords at risk of high tax bills that could have been avoidable, according...

A new 5-year fixed-rate buy-to-let range with reduced rates and product fees to support brokers and customers has been launched by...

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgage has announced the launch of a new facility from National Australia Bank (NAB) with funding provided by...

Legal & General has announced its development of Inspired Villages Group, an operator of later living accommodation which formed out of...

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will lend 23% more funds in 2017, putting it on a par with the...

Over a third of brokers working in the property finance sector have said they think builders and developers will find it...

A new report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has shown that more mortgages were handed to first-time buyers in...

Two competitive variable rate products specifically for loans between £300,000 and £500,000 have been launched by Furness Building Society. Suitable for loans...

First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...

Remortgage lending leapt 48% by value in the year to April to hit £6.4 billion, the largest sum recorded since November...

The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...

UK parents will lend or give more than £5billion over the course of 2016 to help their children get onto or move...

A new report from Halifax has found that delays in getting on to the property ladder could force many people to...

The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...

The average price of a property coming to market in England and Wales has passed £300,000 for the first time. Asking prices...

Halifax has unveiled a new £250 cashback deal for customers looking to remortgage direct with the bank. It has also reduced product...

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...

The number of million pound properties in the UK will more than triple by 2030, new research suggests By that date, one...

Building society mortgage approvals totalled £57.8 billion in 2015, a rise of 10% by value over the year. The mutual sector now...

First-time buyers returned in force in December to borrow £4.5 billion, a rise of 18% on one year ago. This also marked a rise of...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

The price of property coming to market has leapt by 2.90% this month pushing the average asking price to within a...

Britain is becoming a nation of "forever renters" as the lifetime cost of renting exceeds £50,000, driving home ownership out of reach...

First-time buyer numbers fell nearly 5% in December as the traditional winter cooling hit the UK property market. Some 26,600 buyers took...

Mortgage lending for house purchases slumped nearly 10% to £10.7 billion in November as the winter slowdown set in. Despite the dip...

The number of first-time buyers topped 300,000 in 2015 for the second year in a row, new figures show. This is a...

Lloyds Bank has extended its existing £500 remortgage cashback offer to include its first-time buyer and homemover range. Customers choosing a qualifying...

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...

Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...

Mortgage experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's latest assault on buy-to-let could trigger a housing market "boom and bust". The surcharge was...

Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...

Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...

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...

The annual cost of home ownership is now £15,300 and is expected to rise sharply in future, according to new research...

Latest figures show UK house prices slowed in the year to August with annual growth of 5.2%. That is unchanged from July,...

More lenders are announced cut-price mortgage deals just days after predictions that the market was heading for a new price war. Tesco...

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of ConveyancingBrain, a new service dedicated solely for mortgage brokers.  The new online system is available...

Brokers have welcomed new figures showing a sharp decline in the number of interest-only loans over the past year. Over the past...

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

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of fee-free fixed rate mortgages aimed at cutting the cost of buying or remortgaging. Landlords can...

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...

Accord Buy to Let is helping landlords manage the upfront costs of buying or remortgaging by extending its range of £195...

A sharp drop in new property supply is forcing house prices ever higher with the average asking price now just a...

Lender Virgin Money has announced improvements to its range of residential mortgages, along with the temporary removal of its £99 application...

Barclays has eased its loan-to-income (LTI) criteria and will now lend up to five times earnings for those borrowing smaller sums. The...