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

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...

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

A poll of leading economists for London-focussed business newspaper City AM reveals that some believe a Bank of England base cut...

A record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day 2023 according to Rightmove. The 26 per cent increase in new...

Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...

With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...

There’s been a sharp decline in household financial confidence in the UK according to the latest UK Finance sentiment survey. The Q3...

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

Many of the country’s major lenders - and quite a few smaller ones, too - have slashed mortgage rates in response...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance says there were 11,540 buy to let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of...

Tomorrow’s King’s Speech, setting out the legislative agenda for the coming year, looks certain to include leasehold reform - and the...

Analysts suggest that mortgage lending is likely to fall over the rest of 2023 with both demand and supply dropping thanks...

A consumer platform claims almost half of Londoners’ income goes on their mortgage or rent, with a third saying they pay...

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

A leading analyst is warning that a remortgage nightmare lies await in the second half of 2023. Sarah Coles of business consultancy...

A new mortgage market analysis by Octane Capital claims that the number of mortgage products available have dropped 41%, compared to...

With the festive season around the corner, many homeowners are itching to pull out the stops with their Christmas decorations.  According to...

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

The government has plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and Credas Technologies, the leading identity...

Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...

Data from lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found which front door colours the nation find the most appealing...

The housing industry, like many other sectors, experienced a tumultuous 2021 as the pandemic continued to trigger exponential house price rises....

More than three-quarters (79%) of mortgage brokers feel optimistic about how the new-build housing market will perform in 2022, new research...

Research from estate agent Nested has found how decking the halls could impact the sale of your property this festive season as...

A study by GetAgent.co.uk has found the cost of buying a property across one of the nation’s festive road names, with a...

A snag is a slight issue or defect in a property that occurs once building work has been completed. A broken,...

Some 64% of brokers will adopt a hybrid approach of remote work and face-to-face working despite the lifting of pandemic restrictions. That...

Half of UK homebuyers admit to viewing a property without the intention of buying, with 16% going as far as viewing...

The market hasn’t paused for breath since the Christmas break, with homebuyer demand rising 6% since the final quarter of 2020,...

Knowledge Bank, the UK’s largest criteria search system, is running its popular ’12 Days of Christmas’ campaign for the third year...

There is evidence of continuing volatility in the mortgage market, with different criteria searches among brokers reaching the top five, according...

The level of new-build properties being sold has picked up as we approach the end of the year, while sales across...

Leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has done research into finding how travelling across London Underground can lead to big rental...

Mortgage Brain has completed the acquisition of criteria-based sourcing solution, Criteria Hub. The mortgage technology expert says the purchase further cements its...

Shawbrook Bank and the newest addition to its ‘Strategic Partner’ panel, Sirius Property Finance, helped an experienced investor to remortgage nine...

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...

TMA Mortgage Club has become the first development application (DA) Club to offer mortgage criteria’s search system after its agreement with...

TMA Club has welcomed Masthaven, the specialist lending bank, to its lender panel to provide a broad range of products to...

A slow but steady start was recorded at the beginning of 2018, in line with numerous industry predictions on how the...

TMA Club has bolstered its panel of specialist packagers and master brokers, giving advisers access to a range of second charge...

TMA Club has unveiled an online platform containing useful guides, infographics and FAQs regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes...

TMA Club has announced the addition of Chorley Building Society to its lender panel – offering its members access to a...

LSL Group has announced two exclusive five-year fixed rate products with Leeds Building Society. The buy-to-let products – with rates of 2.94%...

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the launch of its Base Rate Hub for its advisers following the recent base rate...

TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) has announced a two-year fixed rate of 2.49%, which will be available to appointed representatives of the...

TMA Mortgage Club is giving its members an exclusive fee-free 75% LTV discount rate deal following its partnership with The Melton...

TMA has launched a website to support advisers ahead of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes coming into action on September...

Over three quarters (76%) of advisers recommend taking out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to TMA Mortgage...

The partnership between TMA Mortgage Club and Mortgage Brain has been extended, with TMA committing to offer Mortgage Brain's latest technology...

The Moneyfacts Group has announced the finalists for its awards ceremony, taking place on June 6 in the Pavilion at the...

A tie-up between Furness Building Society and First Complete, which will give First Complete advisers full access to Furness’ wide range...

Pepper Homeloans is to market its specialist mortgage products via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA).  TMA’s brokers will have full access to Pepper...

Specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has partnered with The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) to offer a direct submission route for its brokers. The...

TMA Mortgage Club, part of the LSL Property Services Group, has announced that is has secured a panel position with The...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2 year 70% LTV Buy to Let fixed rate product, available exclusively to the...

TMA has launched a new general insurance proposition that lets advisers quote and apply for residential household insurance from a panel...

First-time buyer numbers fell nearly 5% in December as the traditional winter cooling hit the UK property market. Some 26,600 buyers took...

The average amount of equity withdrawn via remortgaging hit a new record of nearly £37,000 per borrower in November. This is a...

First-time buyer activity jumped in November with a 31% year-on-year rise in valuations. This was slightly higher than the increasing overall housing...

Christmas has come early for the mortgage industry which is celebrating the highest monthly lending figure for more than seven years. Gross mortgage lending...

The mortgage industry faces months or years of the increasingly tiresome "will they, won't they" interest rate hike game after a...

The mortgage industry can expect the first interest rate hike shortly after Christmas, experts say. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research...

Lloyds Bank is looking to spread some early seasonal cheer with its latest remortgage offer. It will refund a standard monthly mortgage...

TMA is kicking off this year’s round of business conferences for directly authorised (DA) advisers.  The five conferences will take place in...