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![Poor financial literacy amidst the UK's Mortgage crisis](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Poor%20financial%20literacy%20V2%20By%20Zahra%20Hussain%2C%20co-founder%2C%20Eligible.jpg)
Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![‘Hidden’ Service Charges trigger rise in housing costs, says Barclays](/upload/images/shutterstock_572835850.jpg)
Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates hit six month high after recent bank hikes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage price war continues as Santander reveals market leading rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ShakingHands-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
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](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/Messy%20Garden_400x310.png)
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](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Business-Handshake-Transaction-400x310.jpg)
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?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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?](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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)](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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”](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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?](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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?](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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)](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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](/img/default/eat.png)
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?](/img/default/eat.png)
There has long been the assumption and contention in the industry that portals are expensive. This, however, is not the case. Along...