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A new analysis of the housing market suggests approvals will rise following the first Bank of England base rate cut of...

Both mortgage and landlord possessions actions have continued to rise in the current quarter. Mortgage claims have reached their highest volume...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

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

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

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

A new mortgage market analysis by Octane Capital claims that the number of mortgage products available have dropped 41%, compared to...

Revolution Brokers claim that bridging loan lending has increased by nearly 50% since the Bank of England base rates began rising...

A national brokerage has warned there is a danger of a shortfall in protection cover for borrowers. Just Mortgages claims there is 'a business and...

Property lending experts, Octane Capital, claim the UK’s mortgage brokerage market is estimated to increase by 12%. That would mean the industry...

Total Landlord Insurance claims that throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance claims increased by 13%. The most common type of claim was...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, recently analysed property sales volumes from the start of the pandemic in January 2020 until...

New research by rental platform, Rentd, shows the average price of rents continued to climb in England since the start of the...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk recently analysed annual house price growth across all the major UK music festival locations. Up 44% in...

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, claim that London is still a dominant force in the build-to-rent market. Since the Covid-19, pandemic market...

International buyers are slowly returning to the London property market after three consecutive years of declining market activity, research by debt...

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

The pandemic has changed the way people have grown accustomed to travelling, with many forced to opt for other methods of...

As far as the UK Government is concerned, the threat from COVID is over. In its wake, a new battle, the...

New research from property lending expert, Octane Capital, has revealed that rental market stock levels have plummeted across the major cities in...

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, market delays have been on the rise. However, new research from GetAgent shows that these delays have...

PEXA, the Australian-founded fintech, has announced its plans to launch in the UK this year, following significant progress in testing its...

Contemporary estate agent, Nested, recently carried out research about estate agent business expansion in 2022. The research involved a survey with 961 estate agents...

More than three-quarters (79%) of mortgage brokers feel optimistic about how the new-build housing market will perform in 2022, new research...

New findings put forward by Estate and letting agent Barrows and Forrester shows that rental demand dropped throughout the last quarter...

In a new report put forward by Shawbrook Bank, it was revealed that landlord confidence is at a high level.  Covid-19 continues...

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

First-time buyers (FTBs) that have bought their home in the last 18-month period since March 2020 have experienced an increasingly expensive...

In a recent UK housing market forecast, Rightmove uncovers what changes the industry can expect throughout 2022.  The UK's leading online real estate portal...

A new study by MoveStreets, a property portal designed for the mobile generation, has found which home improvements are most likely...

The threat of Covid remains a worry for the majority of home sellers when it comes to allowing prospective buyers into...

Some 64% of brokers will adopt a hybrid approach of remote work and face-to-face working despite the lifting of pandemic restrictions. That...

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

As furlough support has begun to phase away from July 1 2021, there is still concern that this could lead to...

Research from equity release lender, more2life, shows that 78% of advisers think more of their customers will look to equity release to...

Tennis is undoubtedly one of the most popular sports in the United Kingdom. Whether watching television, live streaming online or physically...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

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

The past year has seen many people experience a change in their financial circumstances. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in work-life changes...

Only a quarter (27%) of UK adults have sought financial advice ahead of ‘freedom day’ despite Covid-19 causing financial uncertainty, according...

Leading mortgage industry trade magazine Mortgage Introducer has partnered with popular industry event, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) to provide visitors with...

According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...

Paymentshield is launching its first virtual conference of the year to help bring advisers together and create an opportunity for the...

Existing and aspiring homeowners admit it takes a ‘radical change in circumstances’ before they’d consider purchasing a financial protection product, according...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the housing market in a major way and has only added pressure for banks to give...

Action must be taken to encourage greater gender diversity in the adviser community and help support female clients, as part of...

The market hasn’t paused for breath since the Christmas break, with homebuyer demand rising 6% since the final quarter of 2020,...

Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with holiday let mortgages for properties in...

Vernon Building Society has announced a new competitively priced mortgage, available up to 90% of the property’s value. The mortgage is designed...

more2life has partnered with robotic process automation specialists Robiquity to speed up its core servicing processes for lenders. The partnership has seen...

Newbury Building Society has introduced a GoGreen Reward incentive to its self-build mortgage to encourage homebuilders to make conscious sustainable choices. The...

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

Some 74% of people do not trust property documentation to be carried out safely and securely online, research from anti-money laundering...

Roma Finance has rebranded across all channels to providing lending less ordinary as standard. As part of its ambitious growth strategy, the...

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

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...

As we leave behind one of the strangest years in memory, we anticipate starting fresh in 2021. With a buoyant housing...

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has reported the behavioural shifts and factors still influencing customers due to the ongoing effects of the...

Together has updated its criteria to allow more automatic property valuations to reduce costs and speed up mortgage applications. The specialist lender...

Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...

General insurance (GI) specialist Paymentshield is fast-tracking a series of technology investment, which it describes as its ‘war chest’, to help...

The Nottingham has announced the relaunch of 90% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages for potential borrowers. In what is described as more good news...

Specialist lender Together has confirmed it will continue lending despite tougher restrictions as the UK enters another national lockdown. England was plunged...

Specialist lender Together has raised the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) across its first and second charge mortgage products to 70%. The finance firm...

Some 71% of brokers are confident about the market in 2021, a fall of just 6% from January 2020, according to...

As we approach the end of what has been a difficult year, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed that it will...

Results released from Paragon Bank show that specialist buy-to-let (BTL) lending has accounted for 93% of total buy-to-let activity, compared to...

Just Mortgages is set to launch a new wealth division next year called Just Wealth. The brand-new venture will see Just Mortgages...

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

Broker searches for ‘Covid-19: temporary maximum LTV restrictions’ remain in the top five results for the sixth consecutive month, data from...

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

Advise Wise has incorporated Google Street View and Google Maps into its platform, allowing advisers to run quick checks on their...

A quarter (23%) of homeowners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic, according to a poll by broker Willow...

Specialist short-term lender Hope Capital has implemented a new ID verification and messaging technology to transform its business. By introducing Nivo’s secure...

Paymentshied has announced the appointment of Nasar Hussain as national account manager south to support its network partners and their members. He...

Activity levels of members of the mortgage and protection network HL Partnership (HLP) are 32% higher than in the first quarter...

Advisers have recently faced a relentless succession of challenges in the attempt to source consistent returns for clients in an environment...

Despite Covid-19, the average mortgage value for purchasers is up 12.4% compared to the same period in 2019, according to data...

A ‘highly unusual’ spike in mortgage searches and applications was seen in August, which increased its five-year average by a whopping...

More than twice as many principals, advisers and administrators worry about the impact of a second coronavirus lockdown than about Brexit,...

Shawbrook Bank has announced the return of some of its pre-pandemic criteria following the easing of lockdown. The specialist bank was among...

The British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The Co-operative Bank,...

The MCI Mortgage Club has appointed OneFamily to its lender panel in a bid to include lifetime mortgages for its members. The...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has revealed how brokers are helping consumers worried about their finances during the coronavirus outbreak. David...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has created a new hub to assist its members during the coronavirus outbreak. Created by the...

Dudley Building Society has taken steps to ensure its service for introducers and their customers will be maintained during the current...