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Hamptons analysis of Countrywide estate agency data shows that in the first half of 2024, Londoners purchased 33,130 homes outside the...

Some 3m UK households are to be hit with further increases in mortgage repayments over the next two years, the Bank...

New research from the Intermediary Mortgage Landers Association suggests that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

UK residents need an average salary of close to £54,000 to purchase a property, according to new research.  The study shows that...

Fewer people are concerned about paying their mortgage and fewer believe mortgage affordability is a barrier to home buying.  That’s the verdict...

The Suffolk Building Society has launched new mortgage products aimed at private landlords who are planning refurbishments, such as a new...

Lifetime mortgage fund usage continues to show a mixture of aspirational and needs-based borrowing, according to figures from lender Pure Retirement....

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

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

Homeowners in Wales who are struggling with their mortgages could get loans that are interest-free for the first five years under...

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...

New data from Experian reveals that one in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35...

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

Equifax data has found that 41 per cent of live mortgages in the UK are held by customers who will be...

UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed rates and lump-sum payments as interest rates rise, according to new research by Butterfield...

Nationwide says the sharp rise in the costs of mortgages is causing a "significant drag" on the housing market - but...

Companies representing some 85 per cent of all mortgage lending have signed up to a new charter.  The lenders claims they have...

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, claims that after purchasing a property the average homebuyer pays £76,000 during the initial year. In some...

New findings by Revolution Brokers suggest that despite the increasing cost of borrowing, buying is less expensive than renting.  The analysis was conducted by...

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

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

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

New findings by Revolution Brokers reveal exactly how much more money homeowners and buyers can expect to pay for their mortgage...

Equity release allows the older generation to release some of the money from the value of their home through a series...

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

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

Often, we are sold the dream of settling down with a partner and purchasing our dream house together – but, what...

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

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

Scott Clay at Together - the specialist lender - has shared a few tips for couples considering buying their first home...

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

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

Most people are willing to pay a ‘certainty premium’ of £1,200 per year for a long-term guarantee of fixed mortgage repayments,...

Research by an estate agent comparison site has found that the cost of homeownership has climbed by a great margin. GetAgent looked...

Mortgage borrowing in the UK has now reached its highest level since 1993, with home buyers looking to make the most...

Existing and aspiring homeowners admit it takes a ‘radical change in circumstances’ before they’d consider purchasing a financial protection product, according...

Some 26% of homeowners, or those buying a property, have missed a mortgage payment due to falling ill or having an...

Savings made during lockdown have allowed some borrowers to reduce their debt commitments, with a record £17.6 billion of mortgages repaid...

The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...

Remortgage lending leapt 48% by value in the year to April to hit £6.4 billion, the largest sum recorded since November...

April 19 is UK Mortgage Freedom Day, the date when the average new borrower will have earned enough to pay off...

Britons are unprepared for rising mortgage rates even though nearly three-quarters would see their monthly repayments rise if the base rate...

The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...

Mortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix their mortgage repayments in the wake of the US Federal Reserve decision to increase...

The annual cost of home ownership is now £15,300 and is expected to rise sharply in future, according to new research...

Talk of an affordability crisis appears overblown as homes are now more affordable than in 1997, new research suggests. A combination of falling...

Mortgage affordability for people who want to buy a home has hit its highest level for six years. Just one in three...