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New data from Santander shows that parents wanting children to attend one of the top 500 state primary schools outside of...

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), says rent controls are not the magic answer to problems...

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

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has enhanced its flexible mortgage range, cutting selected rates by up to 30bps and launching new...

New research from the Intermediary Mortgage Landers Association suggests that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis...

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

A 2,000-person survey has revealed the diverse financial routes that first time buyers take to get on the property ladder. The survey...

The latest housing market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows the number of buyers has risen for the...

A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers. It shows that a fifth...

New research indicates that the Bank of Mum and Dad may not be as prevalent as it once was, with the...

A high proportion of first time buyers take advantage of some form of assistance when purchasing their initial home. That’s the verdict...

London accounts for the highest proportion of homebuyers using family inheritance to fund property purchases, according to compliance platform Thirdfort.  Some 18...

Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...

Legal & General’s new Ignite platform has seen a rise of 53 per cent in one month for broker searches for...

The latest monthly criteria index from Knowledge Bank highlights the pressing financial difficulties for many in the UK - and with...

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

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

Pressure amongst tenants has been mounting as fuel, household bills, and everyday essentials have hit eye-watering costs. New research by Shawnbrook shows...

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

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

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

In the UK, homeownership remains one of the main aspirations for young adults and families who envision climbing the property ladder...

Tenants who would like to make the most of Crossrail will pay up to 89% more to reside within arm’s reach...

London rental platform, Rentd, recently analysed the current rental availability for short-term rents across the London market to reveal which boroughs...

Some 3.2 million adults in the UK have missed some form of major payment over the last two years as the...

In this guest piece, WFW London real estate partner Richard Hughes and senior associate Alexander Collis explain in-depth about green sustainable loans....

Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...

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

Tembo, the ‘next generation’ lending platform, has launched a new approach to family lending for mortgages. The lender offers a range of...

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

An equity release advisory is reflecting on the shifts in equity release usage and behaviour in the first quarter of 2021. Research...

The UK housing market has boomed over the past year, with buyers and sellers benefitting from recent initiatives. But how have...

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

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get on the property ladder in 2020, new...

The majority (83%) of first-time buyers in the UK currently house-hunting have had no financial support from their parents, new research...

The MCI mortgage club has added the Buckinghamshire Building Society to its panel to expand its range of specialist lenders. The move...

Knight Frank Finance has launched a later life finance team, making it the first major player in the property sector to...

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is currently spending an average of £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched four exclusive mortgages for residential Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) applications. All four mortgages are...

People aged 18-34 are having to make sacrifices not experienced in previous generations to get onto the property ladder, according to...

Tougher lending rules are surfacing after the expansion of the Bank of Mum and Dad (BOMAD) into one of the UK’s...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now seeking financial advice and guidance, according to new research from Key. The independent equity...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is very much prevalent, with recent research showing that UK parents will help 316,000 young...

Some 25.6% of parents said they would charge interest on a home loan to their children, a new study from UOWN...

Six in ten parents can afford to financially support their children to buy their first home, while only 5% can pay...

The number of first-time buyers and buyers of investment properties has fallen in the last two years, My Home Move say. First-time...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has found that it is cheaper for Swindon tenants to purchase a new property than...

Specialist mortgage lender, Foundation Home Loans, has reformed its buy-to-let range with new first-time landlord products. New five-year fixed rate options will...

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will lend 23% more funds in 2017, putting it on a par with the...

Financial mutual OneFamily has extended its lifetime mortgage range, increasing its number of products from four to six.  The two new additions...

Increasing levels of rents around the UK have softened the blow of recent rises in stamp duty levels for landlords, according...

Government-backed plans to impose new restrictions on the availability of buy-to-let mortgages are likely to be bad news for tenants. That is...

UK parents will lend or give more than £5billion over the course of 2016 to help their children get onto or move...

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...

Single first-time buyers and couples can significantly cut the time it takes to save for a deposit by moving back in...

Mortgage brokers and property experts are warning that the latest attempt to dampen the buy-to-let market could backfire. The Bank of England...

Chancellor George Osborne's eighth Budget delivered another blow to buy-to-let investors by excluding property from cuts to capital gains tax (CGT) rates. Investors...

The cost of the average private tenancy in Greater London is now £1,521 a month, double the £744 average for the...

Property experts have welcomed steady growth in private rents as a sign that the buy-to-let market is shrugging off the Government's tax...

Tax experts have urged the Government to scrap the stamp duty surcharge for parents helping their children become first-time buyers. Chancellor George...

Almost one in three "millennials" still with live with their families and almost one in 10 say they will never own a...

It makes sense for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder as they are around £864 a year better off than...

Buy-to-let rents are growing strongly outside Greater London with an average increase of 5.5% over the last year. Rents in the South-East grew fastest...

The housing market is facing a buy-to-let "storm" as investors rush to buy property before the stamp duty surcharge comes into...

Buy-to-let rents rose by 3.4% during 2015 at the fastest pace since 2011, new figures show. The average UK rent is now...

Average UK rents climbed 3.8% in 2015, twice as fast as wages, new research shows. This was largely down to the housing...

The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...

House prices are set to soar 50% and rents more than 25% over the next 10 years, new figures suggest. The proportion...

Chancellor George Osborne's assault on the buy-to-let market yesterday could trigger a short-term “spree” as landlords rush to buy property before...

The UK may be in deflation but this has had little impact on buy-to-let rents which leapt by 4.7% over the...

The average UK rent outside London rose 3.5% over the past 12 months to £749 a month but the pace of...

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

Loss of higher rate tax relief and tighter regulation on buy-to-let could harm tenants more than landlords by constraining the supply of rented...

Buy-to-let investors in England and Wales enjoyed total returns of nearly 10% in the past year, new figures show. Landlords saw gross rental...

Three-bedroom properties have seen the fastest growth for rents after rising 4.6% in the last year. London computer hotspots like Windsor and...

The number of landlords increasing rents for tenants fell in August, the first drop this year, new figures show. Only one in three...

The rental market is still booming with rents rising by 10.5% over the last year, although the rate of growth has...

Plans to introduce rent controls in Scotland could hit buy-to-let investment north of the border. No-fault evictions may also be banned in a...

Buy-to-let landlords are gearing up to offload their properties after waking up to the impact of Chancellor George Osborne's recent tax...

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by...

Rents across England and Wales have hit a fresh high after a record surge in July, new figures show. The average rent...

Buy-to-let rental income has surged ahead of both inflation and house price growth to hit an average of £977 a month. The...

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by...

The income received by landlords is increasing at its fastest-ever rate, according to new research. The latest Buy-to-Let Index from the Your...

Buy-to-let landlords could lose thousands of pounds a year after Chancellor George Osborne limited tax relief on mortgage interest payments yesterday's Budget. From...

Landlord income from buy-to-let income is rising again as demand from tenants outstrips the plunging supply of rental property. The number of...

Rent prices are now rising in every region of the UK, while the pace of growth in London has picked up...