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Families across the UK and even those overseas with assets in Britain need to urgently consider ways to mitigate the potential...

Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has reported what it calls “exceptional growth” with turnover up 46% between April 2023...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that intermediary confidence has now recovered to its...

A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...

The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order of £4m against an unauthorised mortgage broker and its associates who exploited vulnerable...

More than half of mortgage intermediary firms are expanding, reflecting growing optimism amongst brokers, Paragon Bank research reveals.   The summer edition of...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

The Nationwide has calculated that house buyers with mortgages are now pay far above the long term average. The lender, in its...

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

HSBC has made extensive cuts to rates levied on a vast range of residential and buy to let mortgages, coming into...

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...

UK Finance has released its financial services manifesto, outlining key priorities the next government should focus on. David Postings, Chief Executive of...

The industry is sceptical about the effectiveness of Labour’s nw ‘Freedom To Buy’ initiative, which effectively makes the current mortgage guarantee...

Official Bank of England figures shows that net mortgage approvals for house purchases totalled 61,100 in April, little changed from 61,300...

Dudley Building Society has made its residential large loan mortgage range accessible to all brokers. Up until now, access to the building...

April Mortgages has launched its new unique house purchase mortgage range. Now all registered firms will be able to offer the entire...

There was a 13% increase in Q1 2024 of 56-65 year-olds searching for their first property compared to the same period...

Rightmove is predicting some 1.1m residential transactions this year - but it says the glacial pace of house buying in the...

Optimus has renewed its long-term partnership with fee-free mortgage adviser London & Country (L&C). Optimus claims that the new contract “will further...

The latest report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals that intermediary confidence in the industry increased in Q1 2024. Some...

Many buy to let landlords have made financial changes during the cost of living crisis to mitigate the rising costs of...

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

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving additional exposure to April’s long-term fixed-rate remortgage...

The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two bed home,...

Some 42 per cent of regulated firms are reporting a rise in financial crime attempts, while more than a quarter say...

There were 29,060 new mortgages taken out by older borrowers over 55 in the last three months of 2023 - down...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...

National brokerage Just Mortgages has opened nominations for its new leadership programme, which it claims is “designed to find and develop...

Despite a sharp fall in the number of homes bought by landlords in 2023, the number of limited companies set up...

Shawbrook has become the first bank in the UK to offer limited companies the ability to remortgage using the digital conveyancing...

The Family Building Society has commissioned the London School of Economics to explore the UK’s housing. Its report - called A Road...

Metro Bank says it will not, after all, be selling its residential mortgage portfolio despite widespread industry speculation that it was...

Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...

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

Homeowners are increasingly researching into mortgage repossessions online, signalling that many are worried about falling behind on their payments. The research by...

Some 40 per cent of self-employed individuals think lenders need to be more understanding when it comes to those with complex...

Rightmove is launching its first broker product, which will allow customers to access mortgage advice through the property website.   The portal,...

A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...

Nationwide has reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.43 per cent across its New Business, Switcher, Additional Borrowing, Existing Customers...

First time buyers aged 18 to 34 are primarily relying on advice from family and friends rather than a broker for support on the homebuying process, according to Coventry for...

The Bank of England has held base rate at 5.25 per cent, with most analysts saying this is likely to be...

Mortgage and protection brokerage Access Financial Services has launched an in-house digital marketing and lead generation platform. Access FS has acquired a...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

Metro Bank customers will now benefit from a smoother house buying process thanks to a new partnership with Legal & General...

Atom bank has announced a partnership with climate tech business Kamma to give “an unparalleled view on both the physical and...

Equifax data has found that 41 per cent of live mortgages in the UK are held by customers who will be...

Belvoir - fast becoming as big a force in financial services as in property - has snapped up a regional mortgage...

Legal and General Mortgage Club members will now be able to access LendInvest's new Residential Mortgages range, as well as its...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows surprisingly upbeat market sentiment among advisers during the second...

The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found.  The fall...

The Mortgage Brain platform is staging a 10-stop roadshow this autumn with the mission to, in its words, “educate and empower...

New seller asking prices rise by just 0.2% (+£890) this month to £366,247, which is notably lower than the average increase...

It’s turning into a buyers’ market as sellers are accepting on average £14,000 or 4% less than their asking price, according...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that in 22 UK cities, house prices are continuing to...

Despite the recent economic turbulence, the bridging market has seen more requests for fast, short-term finance. This type of finance provides certainty...

Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...

Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...

Staying close to a mortgage broker will be an important part of timing a house purchase correctly in 2023. Mortgage rates will...

Chris Daly has been appointed managing director of Hampshire Trust Bank's specialist mortgages division. Daly was most recently head of origination, real estate finance...

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

A recent survey by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals the current homebuyer and seller sentiment. Many participants revealed feelings that...

The FinTech mortgage lender using AI to simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, MPowered Mortgages, has recently expanded its...

Mortgage Brain announced West One as the latest lender to go live on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain on the 6th...

Older borrowers could be missing out on the best mortgage and equity release deals through fears about the security of their...

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...

Hertfordshire-based bridging lender TAB completed an impressive £34 million of loans back in August – up from £30 million in June...

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

Sector data analysis and insight by Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification checks provider, shows that UK estate agents are contributing...

Equity release allows homeowners aged 55 and over to gain access to the value of their property by turning it into...

Inflation has been a hot topic and research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed just what...

According to a leading property firm, the latest announcement that a specialist lender has been given a license to off 50-year...

Rental property maintenance is essential to keep the home in good condition. Setting aside time for inspections, upgrades, and repairs to...

Roma Finance has been actively growing and expanding its team and now boasts eight new appointments and three promotions following continuous record-breaking...

In this guest piece, Jess Gerrow, vice president of marketing at Token provides insight into the human side of Open Banking. Driven...

The Commonwealth Games begin this week and will be hosted in Birmingham. Sprinters, swimmers, and more sporting sensations will take part...

As interest and mortgage rates rise, mortgage providers are becoming stricter when it comes to who they will and will not...

Giraffe 360 have discovered that, when marketing a rental property, adding a floor plan to the listing can significantly boost the rental...

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

As a first-time buyer looking for your first home can be quite a daunting prospect, especially when it comes to figuring...

The pandemic property market boom and resulting market backlog continue to impact the property transaction timeline, with the average time to...

This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

A portion of the market activity accounted for by foreign buyers has been in a slow decline since 2018, Credas Technologies,...

While tenancy disputes did see a year-on-year decline in volume during 2021, the latest industry insight from mydeposits show that there...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, which revealed that the nation’s ‘new’ towns have posted a stronger performance when compared...

This story originally appeared on Estate Agent Today, but has been reproduced here in full for the benefit of Introducer Today...

A new analysis from the specialist lender Together finds that 24% of UK’s FTBs would prioritise and pay more than the...

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

Self-employed individuals are twice as likely to be rejected for a mortgage, a new report from The Mortgage Lender (TML) shows. Its...

Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...

Specialist buy-to-let fintech lender Landbay has launched its most comprehensive and intuitive broker portal amidst a bold new brand. The new brand...

Q1 2022 saw the average number of mortgages placed per year by intermediaries fall slightly from the previous quarter, according to...

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

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

A recent survey carried out by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has estimated that almost half of pandemic property purchases across...