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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...

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

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

New research suggests that last year cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the last decade...

Almost a quarter of prospective homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable...

Total mortgage lending sat at just £50.5 billion during the first quarter of 2024, the lowest level seen since interest rates...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in getting a mortgage, new research from Market Financial Solutions...

An online agency has analysed current housing market listings to see which types of home are most in demand from England’s...

New research from Compare the Market has revealed that nearly seven in 10 households have been caught out by surprise costs...

The Hinckley & Rugby building society has announced two cuts to rates across its mortgage range in short order.  After rate cuts...

Mortgage lending has fallen by -28.6% in the past year, according to a new analysis. Octane Capital analysed gross mortgage lending data*...

Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of Octane Capital, believes that with the property market now showing early signs of a return to...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest - along with Rightmove - have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business. This...

Almost half (45%) of UK homebuyers would consider using an ethical finance provider that follows Islamic principles, finds Gatehouse Bank. Gatehouse Bank,...

New research shows that sellers in Wales are likely to be hit hardest by a down valuation, with the average home...

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 true cost of stamp duty is two thirds greater than the tax itself because it obliges buyers to spend far...

A property agency has analysed the lending and housing markets to work out why so many mortgage applicants are couples. Benham and...

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

Awareness of green mortgages is dipping among buyers, according to new research. Almost two thirds of mortgage advisers say their clients have...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

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

A new analysis of the new build housing market for next year suggests that eventually there will be a bounce, triggered...

Some 45 per cent of homebuyers cited in a survey say slow property lawyer response time is a key pain point...

The EY Item Club is warning that the UK is set to experience the slowest two-year mortgage growth in a decade. EY...

A residential mortgage lender is using AI to help brokers attract more customers as well as engage existing customers. MPowered Mortgages says...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...

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

MPowered Mortgages, the fintech mortgage lender using AI to speed up and simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, has...

The Bank of England last week hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points - pushing the benchmark rate to 4% up...

Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...

Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to...

Technology firm, OneDome, has bought CMME Mortgage and Protection for an undisclosed sum. Describing itself as the world’s first eHomebuying platform, OneDome...

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a range of highly competitive 60% and 80% two-year fixed rate mortgage products for borrowers looking for...

There has been a a sharp increase in the number of property fall-throughs, according to House Buyer Bureau. Their latest industry index...

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...

Revolution Brokers claim that bridging loan lending has increased by nearly 50% since the Bank of England base rates began rising...

Newly released figures from MPowered Mortgages has revealed that two thirds (66%) of the housing market is cut off from homebuyers...

While Halloween may be the time of year when homeowners want to shout about their haunted house, the latest research by...

The FinTech mortgage lender using AI to simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, MPowered Mortgages, has recently expanded its...

When it comes to boosting the value of properties, property features can make a major difference. Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...

New research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, shows that monthly mortgage payments could increase by £300 each month.  Homebuyers coming to...

Foreign buyers from the United States have been benefitting from a weakening pound to the greatest extent, the latest research by...

Not the best news for the property sector, as the latest research by Revolution Brokers, shows that the monthly cost of...

As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...

As governmental changes sweep through the nation, countless elements within the property sector have been affected, including mortgages. Market analysis by specialist...

The government announced the SDLT will only be payable on property purchases over £250,000. First-time buyers will only pay the tax...

According to the latest research by Revolution Brokers, £251 billion worth of properties have sold across England. The mortgage sector accounts...

In the tough current economy, British homebuyers will cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a...

During the home buying process, specific information and documentation is required to ensure that the buyer is suitable. These checks are...

Amidst the soaring cost-of-living research by Warwick Estates reveals that homebuyers could save £1,200 a year by purchasing a new-build home...

Homebuyers and professional property investors hoping to make a good return on investment might want to consider new build homes. New data...

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

Recently, MPowered Mortgages, the fintech mortgage lender using AI to enhance the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgages, announced it has...

The proportion of disposable household income required to cover average mortgage repayments is 27.6% so far in 2022 – the highest...

New research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, uncovered the interest rates that homebuyers with a 50-year mortgage are...

Research from Benham and Reeves, a lettings and estate agent based in London, shows that despite homebuyers having to pay 50% over...

While digital continues to dominate the way we purchase properties, the latest property insight from YourBusinessNumber suggests that homebuyers still find...

This week’s mortgage roundup involves a month of firsts and milestones, with Proportunity and BuildLoan launching UK-first products for buyers. Meanwhile,...

There has recently been an increase in the number of buyers opting for chain-free properties, which research from property purchasing specialist,...

The average stamp duty payment on buy-to-let (BTL) homes has increased by £11,848 in England, and almost 1,000% higher than that...

A recent survey by London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves asked homebuyers which Jubilee decorations they would find most...

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

New research from Canopy reveals 10% of UK private renters have been unsuccessful in getting a mortgage, despite 80% never missing...

The most recent data released from the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the average home seller achieved an...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

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...

One in 10 Britons have been deterred from applying for a mortgage due to poor credit scores, new research by The...

Estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed the five biggest homebuyer turn-offs and how much money each of them...

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

New research conducted by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, reveals that there is a correlation between commute times...

Nearly two-fifths of UK homebuyers have experienced a property purchase fall through due to mortgage delays, new research by Butterfield Mortgages...

New-build homes are proving ever-popular among homebuyers, and the latest research by Unlatch has revealed where the nation’s demand for new-build homes...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...

When it comes to the money owed as a result of mortgage borrowing in the last 10 years, UK homebuyers have...

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

Today marks St. Patrick’s Day and in light of this Irish holiday, estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found out which areas...

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

Locations with homes surrounded by trees and greenery were analysed by Barrows and Forrester. The findings show that these locations have...

A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that Russian residential property purchases contributed...

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

Knowledge about which features of the home are the most desirable can help sellers attract buyers. By analysing online search volumes of Google...

First Time Buyer’s Fortnight aims to give potential homebuyers the information they need to make more informed decisions about the home...

In this guest piece, Ross Counsell, chartered surveyor and director at regulated property buyers, GoodMove, presents tips on everything home movers need to...

With the interest rate rising from 0.25% to 0.5%, Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, shares his top tips homeowners...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, recently revealed which boroughs in the capital have the highest levels of homebuyer...

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

A study by specialist mortgage broker, Henry Dannell, has discovered that homes surrounding London’s royal parks command an average house price...

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

Chain-free properties are proving to be very popular amongst homebuyers. That is according to estate agent comparison website GetAgent. Property chains involve a...

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 new research conducted by London estate agency, Bective, it was discovered that homebuyers on the search for a property near...

A study from London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves uncovered which London boroughs have been the busiest in the past...

Estate agent, Nested has discovered that the majority of recent UK homebuyers rated their estate agent’s performance as middle of the...

Estate agent comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently surveyed 1,101 homebuyers to uncover their upcoming plans after their property purchase. The findings show that...

The latest Homebuyer Hotspots Demand Index by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found where England’s strongest homebuyer demand hotspots...