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The Equity Release Council (ERC) has unveiled new guidance for member firms to consider when launching retrofit lifetime mortgages.   In consultation with...

The Bank of England has been sharply rebuked by a think tank which claims rate cuts should have come faster. The free-market...

It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or...

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy to let mortgage provider, has launched a two-year, fixed, 80% mortgage product across its standard, HMO...

UK lender Standard Life Home Finance has announced a new EPC scheme to encourage consumers to make their homes more sustainable.   Upon...

Virgin Money has launched The Retrofit Boost, a new mortgage product designed to help home owners improve their property’s energy efficiency. The...

Almost a quarter of prospective homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable...

A huge survey involving analysis of over 14,000 properties suggests an urgent need for the next government to help private rental...

Intermediary the Mortgage Advice Bureau claims to be breaking new ground by partnering with Effective Home to transform the landscape of...

The significant majority of mortgaged residential properties currently below Energy Performance Certificate band C could achieve band C or above by...

Almost three quarters of Millennial and Gen Z buyers - those aged 18 to 34 - think energy efficiency improvements will...

Specialist lender Hodge has joined forces with Propflo, a PropTech startup, to help customers make their properties more energy-efficient and environmentally...

HSBC used the Easter period to launch its Energy Efficient Homes range, tailored for UK residential first time buyers, home movers...

Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

More lenders have green mortgage deals on the market now compared to a year ago, according to the Mortgage Advice Bureau. Some...

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

A new 10-point plan from the Home Builders Federation shows how policymakers could act fast to boost the supply of new,...

Jo Breeden, managing director of Crystal Specialist Finance, writes: In his recent speech, the Prime Minister scrapped the proposed changes to EPC...

Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. That’s the view of...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

A specialist business bank is strengthening its proposition for portfolio landlords with a new Green Reward cashback offer. Redwood Bank says it...

There’s been a backlash from the mortgage industry following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Eco U-turn last week.  In recent months a growing...

Molo Finance - which says it’s “the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender” - has joined with a PropTech startup to...

Pressure on mortgage holders is leaving Briton struggling to cope with their mental and physical health according to a wellbeing service...

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

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is warning that inflation - which is effectively determining base rate and interest rates...

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

Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the new homes owners will save an average of £135 on monthly...

Fleet Mortgages is offering landlord borrowers £1,000 cashback if they improve the Energy Performance Certificate of the property to a C...

There’s almost complete unanimity amongst analysts that this week will see yet another Bank of England base rate rise - and...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association wants the government to give additional support to landlords It says the cumulative effects of regulatory and...

New research from bridging specialist and buy to let lender Mercantile Trust reveals an apparent lack of awareness among brokers and...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee does not meet until June 22 but that doesn’t mean there’s any let up...

Nationwide Building Society has launched a new Home Energy Efficiency Tool to coincide with the debut of new green loan products. The...

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

Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...

The latest sentiment survey by Knight Frank saw the demand for electric vehicle charging points continue, and 35% of respondents rating...

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...

A new market analysis from Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, warns that the average rent bill could reach as much as...

Despite Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) changes slowly creeping up, the majority of landlords still have low ratings. If landlords do not comply...

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, revealed that 74% of homeowners determine that the energy efficiency of their home is important. By surveying...

What is a forever home you ask? Typically, this would be a property the buyer sees themselves living in for a long...

Not the best news for the property sector, as the latest research by Revolution Brokers, shows that the monthly cost of...

There seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel for UK citizens regarding tax as research from RIFT...

A recent study by money.co.uk reveals which places in the UK have forever homes. A forever home is a property the buyer...

An interesting notion to contemplate has recently been dissected by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, which looked at what the...

With votes in and Liz Truss elected as the new Prime Minister, many may have the question “what now”?  When it comes...

According to new research by online brokerage service, Revolution Brokers, the energy price cap increase set to begin in October will...

The colder months are already creeping up on the nation which means that doing some patchwork around the house could make...

New research by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that by March 2023 household bills will cost 11% of the average person’s salary. The cost-of-living crisis...

Amidst the soaring cost-of-living research by Warwick Estates reveals that homebuyers could save £1,200 a year by purchasing a new-build home...

The cost-of-living crisis has caused homeowners and tenants across the globe to seek ways to lower their energy bills. Experts forecast...

There has been some significant developments internally for Moneyfacts Analyser, the UK’s leading online residential mortgage analysis system. The recent update has...

Precise Mortgages, part of the leading specialist leader OSB Group, recently recognised a gap in the market and decided to expand...

A recent study conducted by Mortgage Advice Bureau has found that one in four households plan to make improvements to reduce...

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

Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to Knowledge Bank’s latest criteria tracker. ‘Capital raising for...

The housing industry, like many other sectors, experienced a tumultuous 2021 as the pandemic continued to trigger exponential house price rises....

Specialist savings and lending bank, Shawbrook Bank, released a new report about landlord awareness of property Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings. The report...

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...

More than three-quarters of the UK’s period homeowners admit they are unsure of how to improve their properties as part of...

New research conducted by specialist savings and lending bank, Shawbrook Bank, has revealed that 15% of landlords lack knowledge about impending...

When looking at the problem for a greener future many people point to cows or cars, when in fact the housing...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has shown that only a quarter (24%) of consumers know what the Energy Performance Certificate...

A webinar poll conducted by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has revealed...

New data from the property website, Rightmove, has revealed the number of homes listed for sale across Great Britain with an...

Research by an estate agent comparison site has found that the cost of homeownership has climbed by a great margin. GetAgent looked...

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

New research from energy company Vattenfall reveals 61% of Brits believe mortgages should be cheaper if they are loaned on homes...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats humanity is facing today. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal and...

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

For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Europe network has launched a new report to support the growth of the market so...

The Energy Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme was recently launched at an event in Windsor by the Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative. The Initiative...

President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement earlier this year doesn’t seem to have put a dent in a basic architectural...

A green mortgage research project called LENDERS is asking all householders in the UK for their help in completing a survey...

Brokers and mortgage experts have given a thumbs down to Government proposals to introduce seven-day mortgage switching. The proposal, outlined in the...

Property letting is becoming a "legal minefield" as new legislation tips the balance of power against landlords, lenders have warned. New legislation has come...

Yesterday's shock rise in core inflation could bring forward the date of the first Bank of England base rate hike, analysts...