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Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

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

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...

Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...

The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...

Mortgage lenders are “treading a fine line” between offering attractive rates for homebuyers and getting caught out by rising swap rates,...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...

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

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

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

Average mortgage rates have fallen for the fourth consecutive month and borrowers can now get a two-year fix below 6%. The latest...

A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...

Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...

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

The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...

Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...

Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...

Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...

I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person.  But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

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

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

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

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...

Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the first lender to sign up to the Open Property Data (OPDA) Association. Additionally, the bank’s...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

There’s been a sharp rise in mortgage arrears as high interest rates have hit the housing market - and now there’s...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

Agents and property professionals will be keeping an eye on Threadneedle Street in London today, with the Bank of England expecting...

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

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...

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...

Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...

Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

The majority of mortgage lenders have committed to showing more flexibility to struggling borrowers but the Government has confirmed that support...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

The property market is braced for another interest rate rise today after the latest inflation data shows the cost of living...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...

Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...

Asking prices have fallen on a monthly basis at this time of year for the first time since June 2017 as...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

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

Almost 400,000 borrowers on low-rate mortgage deals are in for a shock when their products expire this year, Equifax has warned. Analysis...

A strong labour market, growing consumer confidence and an increasing acceptance of a higher mortgage rate environment will support the housing...

Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...

Mortgage brokers have expressed concern about products being removed with little or no notice. Hundreds of mortgages have been withdrawn from the...

It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...

The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...

Homebuyers looking for a 10-year fixed mortgage for their property purchase are facing less choice, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk  has found...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

The Government is not taking any responsibility for the thousands of people that have had spray foam installed by Green Homes...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

Further mortgage rate rises could be on the way for homebuyers and owners, Rightmove suggests. After a few weeks where mortgage rates...

The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...

Landmark Information Group has unveiled a series of open, accessible and standardised digital hubs that aim to connect parts of the...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Mortgage lenders are ‘actively competing’ for home buyers, Rightmove claims. The portal’s mortgage expert has predicted that mortgage rates will remain flat...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...