There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...
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![Best buy home purchase mortgage deals fall below 4%](/upload/images/shutterstock_2302793931.jpg)
Best buy mortgage rates have fallen below 4% for the first time since the start of the year. Nationwide is the first...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Borrowing costs rather than housebuilding key to boosting property market - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1219076071.jpg)
The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Is upfront material information creating a consumer-focused moving process?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Fintech firm launches live EPC feeds for mortgage lenders](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills: ‘Prime price growth on pause due to General Election uncertainty’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Transactions ‘returning to pre-pandemic norms’ – claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2294859419.jpg)
Residential sales have returned to more than 90% of their pre-pandemic average, Savills claims. It comes as the latest HMRC property transaction...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as mortgage lenders start cutting rates again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Major lenders have started cutting their mortgage pricing in anticipation of an interest rate cut in the coming months. The Bank of...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Inflated expectations? Be a pragmatic advisor in an uncertain market](/upload/images/RPT%20EAT%2026-06-24.png)
The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...
26 June 2024
From: Features
![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
![Interest rates held again: estate agents react](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/InterestRatesDecline_400x310.png)
Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla owner unveils home moving platform for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2012167742.jpg)
Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals. Movemnt joins the Houseful family...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Slow conveyancing and mortgage deals allow gazumping - survey claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2196583223.jpg)
Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Conveyancing Association launches digital signature guide](/upload/images/6%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Conveyancing%20Association%20launch%20Guide%20to%20Digital%20and%20Electronic%20Signatures%20by%20EAT%20Team.jpg)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has launched a new guide for conveyancing...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![General Election 2024: Labour unveils Freedom to Buy scheme](/upload/images/shutterstock_1415127329.jpg)
Housing has finally made it onto the General Election campaign, albeit with a familiar policy. Labour has unveiled plans for a Freedom...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates rise but borrowers have more choice of home loans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Homebuyers have been hit by the highest jump in mortgage rates since March, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfacts found the typical pricing...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building societies are boosting first-time buyers – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_444952189.jpg)
Building societies are currently offering the most competitive mortgage deals for first-time buyers compared with high-street lenders, research suggests. Analysis of 90%...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![‘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
![EPC targets come back, all is forgiven](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EPC%20targets%20Simon%20Jackson.png)
April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![Conveyancing Association launches digital signature guide to accelerate sales](/upload/images/shutterstock_2439272215.jpg)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new guide to help conveyancers understand and utilise digital signatures, electronic signatures and e-signature...
03 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
![Ban Gazumping - strong public support for new law](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eco Retro-fitting Homes - call for consumer protections](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks launches Mortgage division](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Here comes Summer.... or maybe Autumn?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage lender wants stamp duty rebate and cash help for owners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...
26 April 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
![Three interest rate cuts and house prices to rise - Lloyds Bank](/upload/images/shutterstock_1972716101.jpg)
Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer aged 67 shows affordability issue worsening](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Single Income Homebuyers face huge uphill task - figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why does it take SO long to complete a sale? Reapit has an idea...](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066.jpg)
A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lenders forecast rising supply and demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
Lenders are predicting a busy quarter for supply and demand of mortgages. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey showed lenders...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Potential ticking time bomb for retrofit complaints awaits](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20potential%20ticking%20time%20bomb%20By%20Simon%20Jackson.jpg)
The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...
06 April 2024
From: Features
![Proptech firm secures £10m of strategic investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove. This is the first time...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major mortgage lender reduces upper age limit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency trade body reveals Spring Budget wishlist](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1)(2).jpg)
Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...
29 February 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
![Rate cut needed ‘sooner rather than later’ as mortgage pricing rises - warning](/upload/images/23%2009%2005%201%20Northern%20Town%20in%20Aggressive%20Campaign%20to%20win%20Property%20Investment.jpg)
Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government’s ‘laughable’ planning reforms overshadow ‘real-time property market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![How can I help my loved one get on the property ladder?](/upload/images/1%20How%20can%20I%20help%20weekend%20feature.jpg)
Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Why new build properties may be best for first-time buyers](/upload/images/4%20Proofed%20--%20Why%20new-build%20homes%20weekend%20features%20by%20Vernon%20Pethard.jpg)
After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Agents urged to help ‘normalise’ self-build for buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![How can I help my loved one get on the property ladder?](/upload/images/5%20shutterstock_1141644755.jpg)
Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![‘Uneventful’ interest rate update could boost property market – claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1749204629(1).jpg)
Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals hit six-month high – has the market come alive?](/upload/images/shutterstock_114626293.jpg)
The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![How orchestration creates the digital backbone of the property market](/upload/images/360x280%20-%20%20Orchestration%20layer.png)
The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...
31 January 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
![Mortgage lenders ‘treading fine line’ on competitive homebuyer deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Mortgage lenders are “treading a fine line” between offering attractive rates for homebuyers and getting caught out by rising swap rates,...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Treasury ‘considering’ 1% deposit mortgages for first-time buyers - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing analyst: I’m happy to be wrong on house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry: House prices dropping at fastest rate since 2011](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank: House prices will rise this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - New beginnings and cups of kindness](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage approvals hit four-month high – will activity keep rising?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...
05 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
![Mortgage lending to remain weak in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Cyber security - who holds the keys?](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Affordability pressures’ set to push house prices down again in 2024 - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as average mortgage rates drop below 6%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Average mortgage rates have fallen for the fourth consecutive month and borrowers can now get a two-year fix below 6%. The latest...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New app launches to tackle property fraud](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1208701588.jpg)
A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![CTS Cyber Attack: 'What lessons need to be learned?'](/upload/images/01%20shutterstock_2316086497.jpg)
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 December 2023
From: Features
![Lack of communication slowing down sale completion times - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_648046987.jpg)
Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Builders back Stamp Duty exemption for greener homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing executive joins open property data committee](/upload/images/shutterstock_1559871887(1).jpg)
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...
21 November 2023
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
![‘Good news for buyers’ as inflation hits two-year low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![HSBC and Halifax cut mortgage rates as price war continues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...
15 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
![Race for sub-5% mortgage rate heats up - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Why I’m not celebrating house price rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person. But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut speculation starts 'election housing market' - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates set to drop but lenders expect lower levels of demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Mortgage lenders are braced for a slower market over the rest of the year. The latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hamptons: Some sellers still ‘holding out for last year’s prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market Weak but cautious optimism from analysts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![SmartSearch launches innovative new solution to help estate agents and conveyancers detect dirty money](/upload/images/3%20Source%20of%20Funds%20Article%20by%20SmartSearch(1).jpg)
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Have mortgage rates peaked?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson.jpg/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson__400x267.jpg)
Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Chestertons: Price reductions declining as buyers return to the capital](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should landlords receive BTL mortgage support?](/upload/images/1%20PayProp%20PR%20August%20Should%20landlords%20receive%20BTL%20mortgage%20support_final%20by%20Neil%20Cobbald.png)
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - Ready, steady, go?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...
16 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
![Open Property Data Association welcomes first lender member](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the first lender to sign up to the Open Property Data (OPDA) Association. Additionally, the bank’s...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![Property expert predicts mortgage rate war in boost for buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing market still in doldrums despite mortgage rate cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in arrears and worse to come, mortgage lenders warn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
There’s been a sharp rise in mortgage arrears as high interest rates have hit the housing market - and now there’s...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Have Bank of England rate hikes peaked?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![How far will interest rates rise today?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Agents and property professionals will be keeping an eye on Threadneedle Street in London today, with the Bank of England expecting...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals rise but buyers remain cautious](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...
01 August 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
![Agents Do Charity - caring for communities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Broker raises negative equity fears over Government mortgage schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![It’s Do-or-Die for housing market tomorrow - new warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_1888304338.jpg)
The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should upfront information packs be marketed like EPCs?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders urged to review mortgage criteria to reflect EPC ratings](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - community causes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The Government must step in soon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Treasury outlines mortgage borrower support but landlords are excluded](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The majority of mortgage lenders have committed to showing more flexibility to struggling borrowers but the Government has confirmed that support...