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29 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The availability of deals at 95% loan-to-value has risen to its highest point in over two years. Overall, it was the fifth...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage-backed housing sales volumes over the last three months are still some 49% below this time last year. A new analysis by...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
oneyfacts data reveals the average shelf-life of a mortgage has dropped to 15 days, down from 28 days a month prior. Month-on-month...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Independent mortgage monitor service Moneyfacts says rises to average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates have gained pace month-on-month. The overall five-year...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders during February-April was £269,963, some 1.5% higher...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices grew in March on a quarterly basis, by 2.0%, with annual growth slowing to 0.3%, from 1.6% in...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March. Nevertheless, the annual rate of house price growth edged higher to 1.6% in...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Since the start of September 2023, the average two-year fixed rate has fallen from 6.70% to 5.76% and the average five-year...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The estate agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Shared ownership has given the new-build division at national brokerage Just Mortgages a bumper start to 2024. New build leads and enquiries...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
FinTech supplier Mortgage Brain has partnered with HSBC UK to host a free online masterclass on self-employed lending. Taking place on February...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Property lender Together is holding its third webinar for brokers in its Chalk Live series, offering new educational content along with...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank says a reduction in mortgage costs as early as February - or perhaps more likely in Q2 next year...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
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...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts. Firms approving financial marketing for unregulated firms...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage interest rates increased by 2.56% in 2022, with a sharp increase from 1.51% in January to a record 4.07% on...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A study by MoveStreets, the property portal designed for the mobile generation, has uncovered how much current home sellers are likely...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Throughout the pandemic, people across Britain have purchased new homes. Changes in lifestyle trends and schemes that make purchasing a new...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
According to new research from equity adviser Key, the Bank of Gran and Grandad has gifted nearly £1 million a day...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Activity in the housing market continued to increase in March, with Legal & General seeing a record number of searches after...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Legal & General has integrated with mortgage and protection network HLPartnership to simplify access for advisers using the SmartrCriteria and SmartrFit...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Private Finance, an independent whole of market mortgage adviser, has released its latest mortgage memo for February. We outline its key findings...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Advise Wise has unveiled a brand-new live webinar series in collaboration with the Equity Release Council. The initiative – Good Practice Checklist...
02 February 2021
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Specialist lender Together has confirmed it will continue lending despite tougher restrictions as the UK enters another national lockdown. England was plunged...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
For a number of years now, HM Land Registry (Land Registry) has been one of the most innovative and forward-thinking government...
30 October 2020
From: PropTech
Knowledge Bank’s criteria index for February has revealed some surprise results, with some sectors experiencing unprecedented change. It was all change in...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Average bills for home insurance are up just 2.1% in a year, with a competitive marketplace keeping up with the UK’s...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The proportion of sales made to first-time buyers rose by five percentage points to 29% in June, the highest figure recorded...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the lowest level since July 2017, according to conveyancing service provider LMS. The...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
A round of crowdfunding by digital start-up Property Master that started in January has already beaten its £250,000 target. The start-up uses...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News
First Complete & Pink Home Loans, appointed representative networks of parent company LSL Property Services, have merged under a single brand:...
13 February 2018
From: Breaking News
The number of properties available to buy through estate agents in March was the lowest level recorded for the third month...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Research carried out by Equifax Touchstone, analysing the intermediary marketplace, has revealed that Northern Ireland had the highest regional mortgage sales...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
First Complete and Pink are calling on mortgage brokers to update their landlord clients on buy-to-let tax changes coming into force...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News
The latest House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Knight Frank and IHS Markit has revealed that households throughout the UK perceive...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Accord Mortgages used the beginning of February to launch five new options to its offset range. The intermediary-only lender’s new measures...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Bridging finance lender Roma Finance is launching a special 0.75% bridging rate until Valentine's Day. The firm has announced a special time-bound...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let mortgage sales surged by 163% in the year to March as landlords raced to beat the new stamp duty surcharge...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News
UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News
The latest edition of the Bank of England’s Money and Credit Figures show mortgage lending was strong in the first quarter...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News
First-time buyer activity grew strongly in March as they fought back against property investors. Total first-time buyer transactions 32,500, the highest monthly...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News
The supply of rental properties plunged in the run-up to the new stamp duty surcharge on 1 April and further falls are...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Brokers have more choice than ever before with the number of mortgage products hitting an all-time high in March. However, new mortgage application...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News
The average amount of equity withdrawn through remortgaging has hit a new high with borrowers taking out £31,887 on average. This is...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News
The number of properties for sale jumped by more than half in March as buy-to-let investors exited the market. Demand fell at the...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
March saw a significant slump in buy-to-let activity with sales falling 26.2% compared to February. The fall of £1.04 billion came despite an expected last-minute...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Gross mortgage lending surged in March due to the buy-to-let let boom but transactions now look set to drop by 10,000 a...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords enjoyed total annual returns of 12.2% over the last year helped by the flurry of purchases in the run-up...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Lending to both residential buyers and property investors soared over the last year but experts warn there is a slowdown in...
14 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Interest in purchasing buy-to-let properties has collapsed as new tax changes start to bite. The number of people planning to buy a...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News
UK house prices rose 7.6% in the year to February and property experts expect the "unrelenting" growth to continue. This marked a...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News
New Street Mortgages has issued a mortgage offer within five business days for the first time. The lender said it is delivering...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News
March saw a sharp drop in buy-to-let valuations activity as landlords ran out of time to beat the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April. Valuation activity dropped...
11 April 2016
From: Breaking News
New Street Mortgages has announced a new distribution partnership with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Under the agreement, all of MAB’s members now...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rates have fallen to record lows as the prospect of an interest rate hike retreats and product choice continues to...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...
31 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming stamp duty surcharge will push up buy-to-let rental costs and trigger a decline in the supply of...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News
New Street Mortgages has announced a new buy-to-let distribution partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club. The tie-up will initially be via...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Intermediary mortgage sales exceeded all expectations in February to hit the highest level since the 2008 market crash. Residential and buy-to-let sales...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers applying for their first mortgage lack knowledge about the application process and risk being rejected as a result. Almost half...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Gross mortgage lending in February hit its highest level for eight years after leaping 30% year-on-year. Lending totalled £17.6 billion which marks a fall from £18.5...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News
February saw the second highest monthly total of house purchase approvals since January 2014 as buy-to-let investors raced to meet April's...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News
A rush of investors to complete their transactions ahead of the new stamp duty surcharge is driving a surge in buy-to-let...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Two new sets of figures show house prices continue to power upwards but property experts warn a slowdown could be in sight. The...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The supply of rental properties has fallen to its lowest level for a year and experts warn the Chancellor's tax crackdown...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News
The North/South divide in house price expectations has now widened to record levels, new figures show. Households in all UK regions perceive...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News
More than 700 buy-to-let landlords are set to challenge the government's "Alice in Wonderland tax grab" in court. The legal campaign to fight...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News
Leeds Building Society will launch its first Help to Buy London mortgages from on Monday 1 February. The society is among the first...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
Lloyds Bank has extended its existing £500 remortgage cashback offer to include its first-time buyer and homemover range. Customers choosing a qualifying...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News
More than 7,000 Nationwide Building Society customers opened Help to Buy Isa accounts in the first week. Some have already applied for Nationwide’s Save to...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News
The mortgage industry faces months or years of the increasingly tiresome "will they, won't they" interest rate hike game after a...
06 November 2015
From: Breaking News
The mortgage industry can expect the first interest rate hike shortly after Christmas, experts say. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News
Last month was the strongest July for home sales since 2007 with a rise of 13% on June to 90,000. This is the first time...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News
The British Bankers’ Association is working on a project that ensures small businesses won’t be left out in the cold. Banks will...
25 June 2015
From: 60 Second Interview
Bridging lending has seen rapid growth while the mainstream mortgage market has contracted, new figures suggest. Annual gross bridging grew 35% in year...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let lending grew at more than 12 times the pace of the residential market in the first quarter of this year. While buy-to-let...