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Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad totalled £9.4 billion in 2023, according to the latest analysis from...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

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...

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

Respected estate agency and property consultancy Savills is warning that house prices may dip in 2024. In the run-up to Christmas it...

High end estate agency Savills has issued an update on prime markets in and around London and south east England. And it...

Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...

This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...

The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...

LiveMore has announced a reduction of its standard fixed rates from five-year up to lifetime. Launched last week, the seven, 10 and...

Furness for Intermediaries has made reductions across its 95% product range. This includes the two-year fixed rate products, which now start from...

Furness Building Society has appointed Alasdair McDonald as head of intermediaries McDonald has over 25 years of experience in the financial services...

Alternative Bridging recently completed a £15 million loan to fund Millingate’s development of Brockhurst Gate Retail Park – its largest loan...

The homebuying process and its associated costs is being met with a lack of understanding amongst potential first-time buyers, fresh research...

After a successful seminar program last year, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced another buy-to-let (BTL) seminar program in partnership with...

Argued reasoning is the best way to help second-charge lending gain greater traction in the wider lending market, according to Fluent...

The latest Broker Sentiment Survey by bridging lender MTF has found that delays to mortgage applications have caused brokers the most...

More than eight out of 10 of brokers plan to include second charges in their advice process this year. A new survey...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has partnered with technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide brokers with a second charge sourcing solution. This follows...

Paragon Mortgages has begun accepting applications for consumer buy-to-let via its sister brand Mortgage Trust. The buy-to-let specialist’s online application system is...

February saw the second highest monthly total of house purchase approvals since January 2014 as buy-to-let investors raced to meet April's...

The Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), could bar accidental landlords from switching to cheaper mortgage deals on affordability grounds. Many could be told they...

This year marks 30 years since Mortgage Brain first introduced mortgage software to an unsuspecting industry.  Much has changed since then. M-Day...

Accidental landlords are most at risk of being caught out by Chancellor George Osborne's tax raids and new EU mortgage legislation,...

Finding mortgage finance will be the biggest challenge for amateur landlords in future, according to broker Private Finance. It warned that the...

The 2015 series of Mortgage Vision events saw a 23% jump in broker attendance to the highest level in the event’s...

Second charge mortgage lending is set to top £1 billion this year with £93 million worth of monthly secured lending in...

Landlords seem to be under attack from all sides of the political divide, as Chancellor George Osborne buy-to-let tax crackdown proceeds...

The Labour party has outlined plans to impose further cuts to tax breaks for landlords and introduce rent controls to keep...

The impact of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) on brokers will take centre stage at this year’s series of Mortgage Vision...

The large majority of brokers and lenders fear that new EU regulations may hit UK mortgage lending. New research shows that 74% of...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will discuss the impact of the EU Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) on borrowers and brokers at...