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KEYWORD "Barclays" - 52 RESULTS
Mortgage price war continues as Santander reveals market leading rates

Mortgage rates have continued to fall this morning, with Santander releasing a new market leading deal below 4%. The lender has unveiled...

10 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Mortgage borrowers given ‘belated Christmas present” as pricing drops

Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...

04 January 2024

From: Breaking News

Number of sub-5% mortgage deals has doubled this month

The number of lenders offering sub-5% mortgage deals has doubled in the past month in a sign that the cost of...

17 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Mortgage rates are dropping but for how long?

Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...

28 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Buyers willing to pay 6% premium for greener homes - claim

Almost half of home buyers would pay a premium for more energy efficient properties, research suggests. Analysis by Barclays found 47% of...

06 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Mystery as Barclays restricts agency account access

Agents have begun reporting concerns that Barclays has suspended access to their business bank accounts. Vijay Vashistha, co-founder of online agent 99home,...

24 March 2023

From: Breaking News

‘More work needed’ a year since cladding reform pledges

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

11 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Harding Green welcomes second franchisee as its targets three more

Harding Green has welcomed its second franchisee. Benjamin Scrace, who joined the broker model estate agency Harding Green in July as a...

13 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Barclays launches reward scheme for green home improvements

Barclays is piloting a new reward scheme for homeowners who are keen to make green improvements to their home but are...

15 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Insight: ministerial changes have slipped under the radar

There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...

24 September 2022

From: Features

Messy gardens & dangerous décor: 10 ways first-time buyers can be fined up to £5,000

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

26 July 2022

From: Legislation & Compliance

Challenger portal adds banking heavyweights to its board

A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...

25 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – will the challenger banks ever become major lenders?

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

14 May 2022

From: Features

Agents’ clarity over leasehold sales backed by Propertymark

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

27 July 2021

From: Breaking News

Prepare for surge in stamp duty sales collapsing - warning

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

17 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Change is coming – how can we improve the homebuying process?

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

28 April 2021

From: Features

Many buyers are scared of negotiating with agents - claim

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...

10 February 2021

From: Breaking News

PropTech Today: start-ups win investor backing in changing world

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

26 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Revealed: where people want to live (and where they want to leave)

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...

06 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Housing market could be ‘frozen’ to avoid Coronavirus crash

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

27 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Mystery of Countrywide’s indisposed Monaco buyer deepens

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

10 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Brexit challenges for agents and the property industry

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

25 January 2020

From: Features

Space - the final frontier. Sellers confused and buyers don’t check

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

02 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Countrywide working on pilot to ‘transform mortgage process”

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

10 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Portal Fees: Rightmove, Zoopla and OTM explain their charges

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

09 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the latest jobs move across the industry

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

21 October 2019

From: Breaking News

New Countrywide board member is another with link to Tesco

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

17 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Your new shop window is not a shop window

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

04 September 2019

From: Features

Property Jobs Today - all the latest industry moves and news

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

15 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Anti-money laundering system to be beefed up by new government board

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

15 January 2019

From: Breaking News

Transactions Trauma - Brits now move house every 19 years

New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...

07 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Countrywide 'failed in fund-raising effort earlier this year' - FT

The Financial Times this morning says that Countrywide suffered a failed bond issue earlier this year, forcing it to rely on...

01 August 2018

From: Breaking News

New mortgage offers preferential rates on homes with best EPC ratings

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

06 April 2018

From: Breaking News

New website allows agents to sell properties via online auctions

It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...

08 December 2017

From: Breaking News

Three reasons why we need stamp duty reform

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

02 September 2017

From: Features

UK home ownership is in structural decline warns Barclays bank

The price of houses in the UK will remain high because a “structural decline” means fewer homes are being sold and...

16 August 2017

From: Breaking News

London’s prime housing market is no longer roaring

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

14 July 2017

From: Features

Barclays gives optimistic five-year view of housing market

Barclays Bank has given an optimistic view of the housing market over the next five years, with a prediction that across...

30 May 2017

From: Breaking News

Brexit threat to London market if financial services jobs go overseas

New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...

10 April 2017

From: Breaking News

Key property dates for agents’ diaries

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

01 March 2017

From: Sponsored Content

A new way to buy? Mortgage lender offers to pay stamp duty

One of Britain’s biggest mortgage companies has come up with a new way to try to boost buying across the housing...

15 February 2017

From: Breaking News

Eastern promise! Focus on Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

11 February 2017

From: Features

Does Brexit mean the end of the Northern Powerhouse?

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

29 July 2016

From: Features

eMoov secures £500,000 loan to fund lettings and international expansion

eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...

27 May 2016

From: Breaking News

Barclays no-deposit mortgage: a good idea?

It’s the news that has got everyone talking: Barclays are bringing back the 100% mortgage.  The market has taken a bit of...

13 May 2016

From: Features

Countrywide puts ex-banker in charge of flagship estate agency

A new managing director is in post at high-end agency Hamptons International - and in line with some recent appointments by...

05 May 2016

From: Breaking News

The 100% mortgage is back (but Mum and Dad must agree first)

Barclays has reintroduced the 100 per cent mortgage - but there’s a catch.  The bank’s so-called Family Springboard Mortgage is now available...

05 May 2016

From: Breaking News

A scruffy exterior knocks over £50,000 off an asking price, claims bank

A poor exterior of a property on sale knocks an average £57,600 off the price that a home fetches from fast-deciding...

18 February 2016

From: Breaking News

No denial of agency defections but OTM chief hits out at detractors

The chief executive of OnTheMarket has hit out at what he calls "detractors" who allege four multi-office agencies have quit the...

02 October 2015

From: Breaking News

Bank's review says agents may leave OTM but not all will return to Zoopla

A report by Barclays Bank based on a survey of the three major portals and interviews with estate agents shows that...

01 October 2015

From: Breaking News

What do portals really cost?

There has long been the assumption and contention in the industry that portals are expensive. This, however, is not the case. Along...

07 August 2015

From: Features

Legal actions against agents plummet by 65%

The number of legal actions against estate agents and chartered surveyors has significantly fallen according to figures from a City legal...

29 April 2015

From: Breaking News

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