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Rightmove says the scale of rate cuts being announced by lenders - including the first sub-4% mortgage in many months -...

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

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

It might look like house prices have stabilised, staying relatively flat over the first four months of 2024, but at least...

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 Bank of England has signalled that more than one interest rate cut is likely this year - but the question...

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...

New Mortgage Lenders and Administrators statistics for Q4 2023 paint a very worrying picture of the mortgage market. That’s the view of...

Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...

Experts have lashed out at lenders who reprice products, sometimes with just a few hours’ notice. And many suggest that lenders are...

It’s been a torrid time for rates, going back up for HSBC, Santander, TSB, Virgin Money, NatWest and many other mainstream...

At the middle of last week Nationwide slashed its rates to the most competitive of all in the current lenders price...

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

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

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

SPF Private Clients has opened new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Singapore office is to be headed by Scott Mitchell,...

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

It’s now the tenth week that average rates of dropped, as the slow but steady downward trend of fixed-mortgage rates continues.  As...

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...

Brokers are wanting that the recent Rightmove asking price index does not mean that sellers are necessarily in a position to...

New figures relating to the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme shows significant numbers of people taking out high loan to value mortgage...

There’s general agreement amongst brokers and other finance sector professionals that the Bank of England will next week raise interest rates...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association wants the government to give additional support to landlords It says the cumulative effects of regulatory and...

People aged 18-24 are more than twice as likely to choose a tracker mortgage than any other age group Those 55 or...

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

Mortgage experts, Revolution Brokers, claim that landlords hoping to reduce void periods by investing in a buy-to-let within high-demand areas will pay...

New research by money.co.uk has revealed the areas in the UK with the most new-build properties – perfect for those looking...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

Nisha Vaidya, mortgage expert at Uswitch, explains how homeowners can use low-interest rates to their advantage and help make their mortgage more...

A mortgage advisor is urging prospective buyers to act now before the stamp duty holiday comes to an end. Matt Colley, director...

The launch of business-like mortgage monitor, Dashly, and hybrid mortgage broker, Ladder, are a positive development from the broker sector of...

Digital mortgage broker habito has raised £5.5 million in investment funding.  The firm says it will use the money to enhance the...

Brokers and mortgage experts have given a thumbs down to Government proposals to introduce seven-day mortgage switching. The proposal, outlined in the...

Buy-to-let is in the line of fire again with reports that officials at the Basel Committee are looking to get tough on...

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...