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

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

The availability of deals at 95% loan-to-value has risen to its highest point in over two years.  Overall, it was the fifth...

Overall, the total value of the UK housing market contracted by 21% in the year to March 2024, on the back...

Building societies' mortgage balances grew in the six months between October 2023 and March 2024, when they had declined across the...

Independent mortgage monitor service Moneyfacts says rises to average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates have gained pace month-on-month. The overall five-year...

Almost three quarters of Millennial and Gen Z buyers - those aged 18 to 34 - think energy efficiency improvements will...

An analysis of government house price data by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests the typical mortgage term for a first time...

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

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

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

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

Lenders are offering more fixed deals with incentives since the start of last month - November - but analysis by Moneyfactscompare...

A new analysis of the UK’s buy to let mortgage market shows just how much it’s grown over the past decade,...

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...

Brokers have criticised NatWest for allegedly offering a sub-5.0 per cent 60 per cent LTV five -year fixed mortgage rate direct...

Homeowners and would-be buyers probably felt the post-pandemic property boom in the UK would go forever. But it slowed dramatically in the...

If you’re on the lookout for some new prime property around the UK, then you’re in luck because the latest research...

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

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

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has carried out a study recently which revealed areas of the UK property market that have...

While the nation’s estate agents are demonstrating an appropriate level of time and care to fully showcase the home they are...

The pandemic property market boom is causing many homesellers to enter the market with a little too much enthusiasm when pricing...

Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

Despite the London market trailing the rest of the UK where the pandemic house price boom is concerned, research from London...

While it seems like sold prices across England and Wales have slipped by -1.1% in the last year when compared to...

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

Limited housing stock is seeing one in 10 homes (11%) get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market –...

Since the pandemic property market boom, recent research by YourBusinessNumber has disclosed that one in three property professionals have taken time...

Research by Stipendium reveals that first-time buyers account for one in 10 of all property transactions across England. The property platform analysed...

Taking inspiration from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the property platform, Boomin, has revealed just how much it will take from...

Despite a strong start of the house price growth this year, the latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital,...

Over half of those working within the property sector are experiencing higher levels of fatigue or stress due to an increase...

The pandemic has changed the way people have grown accustomed to travelling, with many forced to opt for other methods of...

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

Recently a study was done and revealed by Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events such as home moving, that...

Research from GetAgent.co.uk has revealed where houses in Britain have actually earned more than the average wage over the past year. The...

While a somewhat slow London property market may be currently trailing the rest of the UK when it comes to the...

After 37 years on air, popular Australian soap opera Neighbours is due to come to an end, but a positive for...

Coinciding with International Women’s Day today (March 8), data from the property platform Boomin has found the wide disparity in property affordability...

Property platform Boomin revealed which postcodes in England are the most and least affordable. Postcodes home to a gap of up...

Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...

Contemporary estate agent, Nested, recently carried out research about estate agent business expansion in 2022. The research involved a survey with 961 estate agents...

Data from property platform, Boomin, has uncovered that 73% of UK homeowners admit to having filled at least half of their...

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

The value of the nation’s spare rooms is estimated at around £791.5 billion, and that’s just those of homeowners that admit...

In a recent UK housing market forecast, Rightmove uncovers what changes the industry can expect throughout 2022.  The UK's leading online real estate portal...

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has shown that only a quarter (24%) of consumers know what the Energy Performance Certificate...

Recent research from the estate agent comparison site,GetAgent, has analysed how a house price boom has affected the cost of selling...

New research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent, has revealed how much money the UK government lost as a result...

New research carried out by virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, suggests that a bad impression during the viewings process can...

Broker optimism has increased since the beginning of 2021, according to a recent survey from savings accounts, bridging loans, development finance,...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

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

With tomorrow’s Budget expected to be one of the most significant in recent history, fresh research by MoneySuperMarket reveals 74% of...

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

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

Legal & General has announced its development of Inspired Villages Group, an operator of later living accommodation which formed out of...

The UK’s first digital mortgage brokerage service for UK buy-to-let landlords has been launched. Property Master, which claims to allow the...

A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...

The latest edition of the Bank of England’s Money and Credit Figures show mortgage lending was strong in the first quarter...

Gross mortgage lending surged in March due to the buy-to-let let boom but transactions now look set to drop by 10,000 a...

The housing market is facing a “climate of uncertainty” as the UK waves goodbye to buy-to-let boom, according to the Royal...

There has been a surge in three-year fixed rate mortgages with number of deals on the market rising 16% in the last...

Almost half of all home movers say they plan to downsize when taking their next step on the property market over the...

The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...

The number of mortgages on the market has hit a post-crisis high with broker-distributed deals leading the charge. Total deals on the...

Property agencies report a surge in demand for London buy-to-let property ahead of the looming surcharge on stamp duty. But some fear...

The Greater London property boom is spreading with average prices in more than half of all postcodes breaking through £500,000. Half-million-pound postcodes...

Monthly mortgage approvals soared 24% year-on-year to £12.4 billion in December but brokers deny lending is getting out of control. Across 2015,...

The surcharge on stamp duty for investors and second homeowners will spark a mini-boom in property prices, a new survey says. Six out...

Higher stamp duty on £1 million plus properties has hit growth in prime central London and pushed it to the fringes...

House purchase lending has leapt almost 20% in the past 12 months but first-time buyers remain locked out of the booming...

Chancellor George Osborne isn't alone in launching an attack on buy-to-let, Bank of England governor Mark Carney is also muscling in on the act. Carney...

The new surcharge on stamp duty for buy-to-let and second homes is set to cause conveyancing “mayhem” next year. Broker Conveyancing has...

Property market experts have warned that the forthcoming buy-to-let surcharge on stamp duty will trigger a shortlived scramble for property in...

Mortgage experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's latest assault on buy-to-let could trigger a housing market "boom and bust". The surcharge was...

New figures show that the UK tax rate on buy-to-let investments is already higher than in many other countries, even before Chancellor George...

Half of UK homeowners are now interested in becoming a buy-to-let landlord as returns on rival investments plummet. Stock market volatility is...

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

The total property wealth of over-55s in England will double to almost £2.5 trillion by 2035, according to new research by Age...

Brokers have enjoyed boom year in the buy-to-let market with intermediary mortgage sales surging more than 30% to nearly £30 billion. That overshadows healthy growth of...

Figures published yesterday by Nationwide Building Society show the widening gap between in property values in London and the South-east and...

The cost of taking the first step on the property ladder is soaring according to new figures from estate agent chain...

Property price inflation has fallen back slightly to 4.2% a year in England and Wales, according to the latest figures from...

Buy-to-let sales through intermediaries have soared over the last year as the sector continues to boom. Sales in August 2015 were up...

The buy-to-let rental market remains in good health with low void periods, climbing yields and robust tenant demand. Paragon Mortgages’ latest private rented...

Forthcoming tax and regulatory changes are set to inflict "unintended and perhaps damaging consequences" on the buy-to-let boom. A new report from...

Nearly one in five landlords plan to buy more buy-to-let properties despite the looming threat of Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown. New...

New figures confirm that buy-to-let continues to outperform the mortgage market but industry experts warn that the forthcoming tax crackdown may...

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

One in five landlords say they will be forced out of business in the next two years by Chancellor George Osborne's...

The buy-to-let mortgage boom continues with rates falling sharply while the number of products on the market hits a seven-year high of 1,000. The average...

Brokers bucked the traditional summer mortgage slowdown helped by the continuing boom in buy-to-let, new figures show. Overall lending totalled £16.4 billion, a...

Landlords are struggling to cash in on the buy-to-let boom because of growing difficulties getting mortgage finance, new research has found. One...

As many as four million 18-39 year olds are actively trying to purchase a buy-to-let property to cash in on the...

Newcastle Building Society Intermediary Services has entered the buy-to-let market with a range of market-leading products for brokers. The society said it will...

Banks are set to launch a new clampdown on buy-to-let in a bid to stop the boom getting out of control. They are looking...

The average property in England and Wales cost a record 8.8 times local earnings last year, new official figures show. And it topped 10...