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Good news as new home registrations show major upswing 

The figures come from the National House Building Council ...

Warning of UK developers edging towards receivership 

Cash flow pressures and planning delays threaten schemes, it’s claimed ...

Brokerage claims shared ownership business booms year on year

New build enquiries and mortgage numbers are up on 2024 ...

Cheaper mortgages and tax cuts needed to boost housing supply

Do we need cheaper mortgages and tax changes to meet new build targets? ...

Confidence unchanged despite rents and mortgage spending growing 2%

Rent and mortgage spending increased slightly year-on-year in January to 2.0%, up from 1.8% the month ...

New build demand surges amongst buyers in all age groups

A mortgage service says almost half of buyers want to live in a new build ...

Big rise in new homes registrations means good news for government targets

Some 28,724 new homes were registered to be built in Q3 2024, up 40% on Q3 2023. ...

Interest rate woe stifles first time buyer demand for new build homes

Homebuyer appetite for new-build properties dropped 1.1% in the past quarter. ...

New Homes Slump! Price premiums trigger fall in sales, data shows

The number of sales agreed for new build homes has dropped by 21% to 26,724 compared with 33,666 in 2019, research by TwentyCi has found. ...

Landlords have spoken – these are the loans they want

There’s no question that fixed rate mortgages are the product of choice among the majority of borrowers. It’s not just the case in the residential space either, where UK Finance says 81% of mortgages – or nearly 7 million – ...

New study shows buyers know little (or nothing) about mortgages

A new study by David Wilson Homes reveals over half of Britons are unfamiliar with the stamp duty fee – and many more know little or nothing about mortgages. ...

New Fixed-Rate Products for buyers of new-build homes

The West Brom - the UK’s seventh largest building society - is now offering a range of fixed rate mortgages to customers looking to own a New Build home and only have a minimum of 5% deposit. They have also ...

Landbay cuts stress testing requirements on like-for-like remortgages

Buy to let lender Landbay has enhanced its like-for-like remortgage range with new lower stress testing, alongside new rate reductions. ...

Housing Market Revival down to high premiums on new builds – claim

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

Dip in demand for new builds as interest rates keep buyers at bay

Homebuyer appetites for new-build properties have dipped. ...

Nationwide cuts rates for second time in a week

Nationwide has reduced mortgage rates for the second time in...

Biggest decline in mortgage rates since October 2024

Mortgage rates recorded their biggest monthly fall since October 2024...

More mortgage rate misery to come

Rising swap rates are pushing lenders to reprice fixed deals,...
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More mortgage rate misery to come

Rising swap rates are pushing lenders to reprice fixed deals,...

Gross mortgage lending increases 11.1% by quarter

Mortgage advances and new commitments rise as higher LTV lending...

41% switch banks for better mortgages

Better mortgage deals are a key reason for bank switching,...