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Lenders are predicting a busy quarter for supply and demand of mortgages. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey showed lenders...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...

Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit an eight-month low during September, Bank of England data shows. Mortgage data from...

Mortgage lenders are braced for a slower market over the rest of the year. The latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...

The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...

Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...

The value of mortgage lending has slumped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020, Bank of England data...

The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...

The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...

Last week was the first ever National Conveyancing Week, which I hope registered with agents and perhaps you even took up...

Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...

Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has written off its investment in collapsed challenger portal Boomin. The broker entered a strategic relationship with,...

New mortgage lending data from the Bank of England has indicated a slowdown in property market activity during October but agents...

The Bank of England has prompted new warnings of a housing market slowdown after revealing a ‘significant decrease’ in mortgage approvals...

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

Annual house price growth slowed to single digits in September and was flat on a monthly basis, Nationwide figures show. The lender’s...

House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...

I am somewhat disappointed, yet not surprised, when I see the headlines ‘blaming’ various fractions of a property transaction as the...

Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid more than 83% of all house purchase tax north of the border, according to...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is putting together an advisory panel to improve governance, accountability and sector representation when formulating policies. It...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...

Mortgage lenders serving the housing market are set for a quieter 2022 after the unprecedented levels of activity seen in 2021,...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests.  The Halifax says the...

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...

Mortgage approvals decreased slightly in December but remain well above pre-Covid levels thanks to the continuing incentive of the stamp duty...

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Two financial trade bodies say most mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...

The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...

The latest Bank of England mortgage figures suggest that approvals for home buyers are running at more than a fifth below...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

New figures from the Mortgage Advice Bureau give an insight into the changing demographics of home buyers and buy to let...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...

A Labour MP has used Parliamentary privilege to name a quick buy company and to make accusations about its practices. During Prime...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from...

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...