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![Rightmove: 'New government must support buyers as mortgage payments soar'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The rise of the op-co prop-co](/upload/images/shutterstock_1368984350(1).jpg)
In the first quarter of the year, the UK real estate investment market demonstrated resilience and active participation. Despite ongoing uncertainties,...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Savills makes drastic U-turn on housing market forecast for 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2371809077.jpg)
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Misery as yet more lenders hike rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New mortgages target buyers with defaults and County Court Judgements](/upload/images/shutterstock_212158096.jpg)
A specialist lender is reintroducing a suite of mortgage products aimed at what it call “overlooked customers”. It turns out these are...
01 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
![How Much Will Mortgage Rate Hikes Affect the UK Housing Market?](/upload/images/2%20How%20much%20will%20mortgage%20rate%20hikes%20-%20weekend%20features%20By%20Tom%20Bill%20Head%20of%20UK%20residential%20research%20at%20Knight%20Frank.jpg)
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
A game changer? Yorkshire Building Society launches 99% loan-to-value mortgage for first-time buyers
![A game changer? Yorkshire Building Society launches 99% loan-to-value mortgage for first-time buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property expert slams 1% mortgages as Government considers introduction](/upload/images/1%20Property%20expert%20slams%201%25%20mortgages%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Charlie%20Davidson.jpg)
The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...
24 February 2024
From: Features
![Wealthy buyers hit by tougher lending criteria](/upload/images/shutterstock_592131227.jpg)
Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Balancing AI innovation with the human touch](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as mortgage choice rises and rates drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Watershed moment’ as sub-5% mortgages return](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boost for mortgage borrowers as average two-year fix drops below 6%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
Rightmove is hopeful that mortgage rates will continue to drop. It comes as its latest data shows average two-year fixed rate mortgage...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Storm blows in reasons to be cheerful](/upload/images/1%20Natter%20-%20Storm%20blows%20in%20reasons%20to%20be%20cheerful(1).jpg)
As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Boost for buyers as mortgage rates drop and choice rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Rightmove: Mortgage rates are moving in a ‘positive direction’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Home-movers are set for a period of stability in the mortgage market, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest mortgage tracker found average mortgage...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Accelerating growth: the key advantages of implementing a CRM](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%202%20360x280.png)
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![The nuances of mortgage lending and the role of the valuer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(2).png)
In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...
17 May 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![New 100% LTV mortgage aims to help tenants escape ‘rental trap’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LoanApplication_400x310.png)
Skipton Building Society has unveiled details of the first 100% loan-to-value mortgage launched since the 2008 financial crisis. Aimed at renters, the...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove warns lenders may start increasing mortgage rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Further mortgage rate rises could be on the way for homebuyers and owners, Rightmove suggests. After a few weeks where mortgage rates...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: Mortgage market remains ‘egg-cellent’ for buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Mortgage lenders are ‘actively competing’ for home buyers, Rightmove claims. The portal’s mortgage expert has predicted that mortgage rates will remain flat...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Natter - Incoming! It’s hard work to figure out the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
![Affordability would be squeezed if mortgage rate rose to 6%, says Rightmove](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2-400x310.jpg)
The average monthly mortgage payment for a household buying a first-time buyer home would increase to £1,302 if the average mortgage...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bank of Mum & Dad set to lend £25bn to children over the next three years](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BankofMuM-400x310.png)
Research over recent years has regularly pointed to the Bank of Mum & Dad being one of the UK’s biggest lenders,...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion: Bank of England rate rises are nonsense and will increase inflation](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bank-of-England400x310.png)
The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Tony Blair-backed thinktank proposes mortgage market reforms](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sharp fall in mortgage products as market starts to tighten](/upload/images/library/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month. Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Good news as mortgage choice now highest for over 13 years](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHouses2-400x310.png)
The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![95% mortgages fall flat as few deals actually agreed, claims broker](/upload/images/library/MortgageStatement-400x310.png)
A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - Is The Resi Market About To Turn?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features
![Mortgage bonanza as choice grows and rates tumble](/img/default/eat.png)
The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Bonanza - another surge in products available to buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Bonanza: biggest lender yet offers 95% loans](/img/default/eat.png)
Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support. These...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Good news - there are more mortgages and many are cheaper](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...
11 May 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
![95% mortgages make an impact - even before government initiative](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest Moneyfacts monitor of the mortgage market suggests a significant number of new 95 per cent products - even without the...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market still upbeat despite dip in mortgage approvals](/img/default/eat.png)
Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Confidence rising as mortgage choice for buyers hits recent high](/img/default/eat.png)
Mortgage availability has risen for the fifth consecutive month according to respected market monitor Moneyfacts. With 3,532 products on offer, this is...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Good news for first time buyers as lenders allow smaller deposits](/img/default/eat.png)
First time buyers with just a 10 per cent deposit - for long almost excluded from the mortgage market - now...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Good news for market as mortgage choice hits 12-month high](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/eat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![How can we ensure the second half 2020 doesn’t become a blip?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...
31 October 2020
From: Features
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![A guide to commercial mortgages during the Covid-19 pandemic](/img/default/eat.png)
With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...
29 August 2020
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Holiday giving southern England biggest boost - Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove endorses new 90% first time buyer mortgage](/img/default/eat.png)
Britain’s second largest lender is to offer 90 per cent loan to value mortgages once again from next Monday - a...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cuts WON’T help the market - a contrary view](/img/default/eat.png)
An industry analyst is challenging the long-established agents’ view that reducing or temporarily scrapping stamp duty would help the market. On the...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Younger buyers’ moving plans hit by mortgage changes - Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency live-streaming all instructions to cope with demand](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![The three key factors influencing the UK property market](/img/default/eat.png)
The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...
30 May 2020
From: Features
![Surge in high-end deals in recent years, despite wider market woe](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![How much do first timers know about buying a home? Not a lot...](/img/default/eat.png)
A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![It's true: buying a home now is much MORE affordable than a decade ago](/img/default/eat.png)
Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage costs fall in first quarter of 2018, despite base rate worry](/img/default/eat.png)
A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...
25 April 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
![Interest rate rise starts to make an impact as mortgage costs increase](/img/default/eat.png)
The costs of the majority of mainstream mortgages increased in the final three months of last year. The news comes from mortgage...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: New 'super-portal' launching in the UK on March 1](/img/default/eat.png)
A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...
08 January 2018
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
![First time buyers should ponder more options, urges mortgage analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent financial service Moneyfacts says first time buyers who opt for a fixed rate deal might be better off if they chose...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![More mortgage products available now than at any time since 2008](/img/default/eat.png)
There are more mortgage products available to buyers now than at any time since 2008 according to respected finance monitor service...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Buy-to-let mortgages: What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?](/img/default/eat.png)
The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features
![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/eat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![First time buyers have a lot to thank Help To Buy for says Moneyfacts](/img/default/eat.png)
Moneyfacts, the independent financial products monitoring service, says first time buyer have a lot to thank Help To Buy for -...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage market defies Brexit jitters as rates hit record lows](/img/default/eat.png)
Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...
30 September 2016
From: Features
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Sharp drop in high-LTV mortgage choice for first time buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of 95 per cent loan to value mortgages available for first time buyers has dwindled 16 per cent in...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Win new vendors by advertising internationally](/img/default/eat.png)
What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
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16 August 2016
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![Squeezed activity shows why we should be grateful for new PM](/img/default/eat.png)
What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...
15 July 2016
From: Features
![The post-Brexit landscape](/img/default/eat.png)
As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...
08 July 2016
From: Features
![Why negotiating skills will be more crucial than ever in the months ahead](/img/default/eat.png)
Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...
03 June 2016
From: Features
![Bridging the gap](/img/default/eat.png)
While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...
01 June 2016
From: Features
![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
![New credit risk rules could curtail mortgages for first time buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
First time buyers with small deposits are among those likely to suffer as a result of new regulations on credit risk...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Why Help to Buy London is a sign of things to come in the capital](/img/default/eat.png)
As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...
27 February 2016
From: Features
![Average deposit for a home now exceeds £80,000 says mortgage broker](/img/default/eat.png)
The average deposit for a property has risen 15 per cent in the past year and now stands at over £80,000...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![New year. New look?](/img/default/eat.png)
Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...