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The average shelf-life of a mortgage product has dropped to just 17 days, down from 30 days a month, according to...

Examples set by the big High Street brands could push more lenders into offering sub-4% rates, predicts independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts. The...

Interest rates for borrowers have been volatile over the past six months, despite no change to the Bank of England base...

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...

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

Interest rates for borrowers have shown mixed signs of both rises and falls over the past six months. Moneyfactscompare has analysed...

Bank of England base rate has been held at 5.25% - where it has been for nine months. The Bank’s monetary policy...

Research from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfactscompare suggests that building societies are working hard to support first-time buyers, for whom affordability has...

The mutual has announced a refresh of its product range to ensure it continues to meet the complex needs of today’s...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to initiate mortgage market reforms to promote higher home ownership. The Social Market Foundation...

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...

The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...

The buy to let mortgage sector has seen fixed rates fall to their lowest point since September 2022, according to analysis...

NatWest has made changes to its product ranges for both new business and existing customers. New borrowers can expect a rate increase...

Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...

The number of mortgages offered to home buyers went up from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, against the normal...

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

The UK’s residential mortgage market has started 2024 with the biggest choice of products for prospective borrowers in over 15 years. A...

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

There’s been a 46 per cent increase in ‘for sale’ stock hitting the market as sellers look forward to a Boxing...

The buy-to-let sector has seen fixed rates fall and product choice grow month-on-month, according to the latest analysis by Moneyfactscompare. Overall buy-to-let...

Half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas or...

Bluestone Mortgages is quitting the buy to let sector and says it will focus entirely on the owner-occupied mortgage market. It has...

The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise - up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent - has been poorly...

A new analysis by Moneyfactscompare - perhaps still better known by its old name, Moneyfacts - shows precisely how many mortgage...

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

THE increase in growth announced is a “very welcome” tonic for the housing sector, according to a leading property association. The National...

House Buyer Bureau reveal that transactions could drop by 17% in spring 2023 next year. The property purchasing specialist claim that the...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, suggests that the property market will remain steady throughout the autumn. An analysis of property market data over...

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...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

New data from the UK property website, Rightmove, has found that March is the strongest month of the year for prospective...

Specialist lender Together has confirmed it will continue lending despite tougher restrictions as the UK enters another national lockdown. England was plunged...

Mortgage and protection network HLPartnership has announced new dates and venues in September for later life lending seminars. Following its successful spring...

Both the volume and value of flexible payments from pensions has hit a new high, according to Moneyfacts. Data from the money...

Paragon has updated its buy-to-let mortgage products for spring 2019. The restored range includes a choice of two and five-year fixed rate...

The number of properties available in London under Help to Buy (HTB) has declined by 64% since 2017, according to modular...

Auxilium Partnership has announced that it will show intermediaries an alternative way of responding to their clients’ protection needs. The firm –...

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

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its 2018 calendar of events.  The half-day events, which take place across the UK, will...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the names of a selection of industry experts who will be speaking at its...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that it will be hosting its annual series of Mortgage Club LIVE events for...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it is expanding its roadshow this year from 10 to 12 regional...

Major high-street bank HSBC has announced that it is expanding the availability of its mortgages through four additional brokers. The new brokers...

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

Tesco Bank has announced plans to increase the number of intermediaries offering its mortgages. Customers can now access Tesco’s range of mortgages...

Barclays Mortgages is cutting rates for home buyers and movers across its two and five-year fixed rate range from today. A new...

The surge in buy-to-let transactions in the run-up to the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April has left first-time buyers facing...

New research shows that mortgage fees are starting to increase with the average fee increasing by £40 in the last six...

Barclays Bank has this week introduced a new 100% loan-to-value mortgage, aimed at helping struggling first-time buyers get onto the property...

Asking prices have hit a record high due to the rush of buy-to-let investors looking to beat the stamp duty surcharge. The...

HSBC is offering mortgages through three new brokers in a bid to widen access to its mortgages. This follows its successful partnerships...

Transactions in prime central London picked up in March due to falling asking prices and the buy-to-let stamp duty surcharge. Latest research...

Brokers have welcomed latest Bank of England statistics that show a jump in mortgage approvals in February. The increase was partly down to...

The number of people buying their first home has grown almost 7% over the past year despite growing concerns over affordability. The...

House prices leapt by 2.5% in January to mark the biggest monthly upswing for 14 years, Land Registry figures show. The average...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

Time is running out to escape the stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes and the cost of failure is...

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

The average London house price has leapt 9.6% in a year to £499,997 as the capital's market springs back to life. This reverses the recent...

The number of remortgages grew strongly in May as homeowners took advantage of rising house prices and the lender price war...

It wasn’t exactly springtime in Paris, but our day in Brussels at the start of May was nonetheless a welcome trip...

The price of property coming to market has surged to an all-time high after rising nearly £8,500 in a month. The average...