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Fewer than half (46%) of potential first-time buyers believe this week’s General Election will improve their buying prospects, despite manifesto pledges. Labour...

Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...

HSBC used the Easter period to launch its Energy Efficient Homes range, tailored for UK residential first time buyers, home movers...

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

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

Two prominent UK house builders have warned of sharply reduced volumes in the next year or so as buyers struggle to...

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

2021 proved to be one of the most hectic years to buy and sell a home. We witnessed prices soaring to...

COP26 saw ambitious global net-zero targets being promised and industries are having to adapt to meet the national targets. Mortgage Advice...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats humanity is facing today. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal and...

With all the incentives buyers are currently receiving to get on the property ladder, national estate agent Keller Williams UK has...

Like most industries impacted by the Covid pandemic, the world of bridging finance has experienced a contradictory, sometimes stormy and altogether...

Newbury Building Society has launched its first retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage to support borrowers in their later life. Applicants must be a...

Leeds Building Society has launched two new discounted but-to-let mortgages. The society aims to support landlords to actively manage their property portfolios...

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the launch of its new Help to Buy range which will cover the England and London schemes. Available...

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

Borrowers opting for the ‘cheapest’ mortgage deal with one of the UK’s ‘Big Six’ lenders could be paying almost £900 over...

Accord Mortgages has launched a new fee-free mortgage for borrowers with a 35% deposit, with added incentives. The intermediary-only lender, part of...

There has been a sharp rise in "mortgage freebies" as lenders increasingly compete on incentive packages rather than just price. New research...

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...

The mortgage market has started 2016 "with a bang" as gross mortgage lending rose 21% year-on-year. Lending hit £17.9 billion in January,...

Accord Mortgages and Leeds Building Society have launched new five-year fixed-rate mortgages with added incentives. Intermediary-only lender Accord’s deals are aimed at borrowers...

Accord Mortgages is giving first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on a mortgage. All first-time buyers completing on fixed...

Yorkshire Building Society is handing first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on a mortgage. The cashback is designed to...

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...

Broker-only lender Accord and Coventry for Intermediaries are the latest to cut mortgage rates as the lender price war continues. Accord is...

Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...

More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...

Proposals announced last week by Chancellor George Osborne to reform the planning system in the UK may not do enough to...

Accord Buy-To-Let has launched three two-year fixed rate tracker mortgages for landlords with a 25% deposit. The intermediary-only lender, part of the...