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Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

The latest data from Rightmove indicates that the average national asking price has reached another all-time high of £308,075 following a...

More price falls have been recorded across areas of prime London according to Savills.  The pattern is not uniform - the agency...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years.  Research from the Intermediary...

The long-awaited Redfern Review has recommended that improved access to mortgage finance and improved income levels for first time buyers are...

Conveyancing transactions hit a post-recession high during the first quarter of 2016, according to new figures. Search provider Search Acumen's analysis of...

Conveyancing firm My Home Move has come up with an interesting view of how the housing market could look if -...

The Financial Conduct Authority is to encourage lenders to give would-be buyers more choice in the mortgages available. In the Responsible Lending...

More than one in four sales across the UK fell through last year, claims a quick-sale company. Quick Move Now claims a...

A typical 50-day wait for a buyer to receive a mortgage offer “increases the risk that sales will collapse and puts...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

The Financial Conduct Authority is remaining tight-lipped as to whether its newly-announced assessment of MMR will lead to easier access to...

Conveyancing activity broke records between April and June 2015, according to analysis of Land Registry data by search provider Search Acumen.  Total...

The number of valuations has dropped over the summer according to figures from Connells.  Although valuation volumes for July are significantly up...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

The average salary of buyers seeking a mortgage fell to a near-four year low in June according to the Mortgage Advice...

The total number of mortgage products available reached a post-recession high of 13,539 in April.  The latest National Mortgage Index from Mortgage...

Two thirds of estate agents report decrease in buyers following the Mortgage Market Review, says the National Association of Estate Agents. Mark...