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Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The firm behind iamsold, the leading operator in the controversial Modern Method of Auction arena, is entering the private treaty sales...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers with small deposits will be revealed on Wednesday at the Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features

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

High net worth individuals are struggling when it comes to successfully applying for a mortgage, according to a lender. Research by Butterfield...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals decreased slightly in December but remain well above pre-Covid levels thanks to the continuing incentive of the stamp duty...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic. The...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

HSBC UK is re-introducing its 90 per cent Loan To Value mortgages from next week - a possible lifeline for first...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A mortgage technology platform has released figures suggesting the housing market remains strong, with high numbers of searches by buyers for...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...
13 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

A new survey reveals the uphill struggle first time buyers appear to be having in securing a mortgage. A study of 1,000...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new paper from a think tank warns that many low income owner occupiers risk losing their homes when the mortgage...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new online platform claims to be the first of its kind to speed up the private treaty sales process for...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost half of the country’s first time buyers say their plans have been delayed - or worse - thanks to Coronavirus,...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News
19 September 2020
From: Features

The scale of the problems facing many prospective buyers has been set out in a survey showing as many as one-third...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...
12 September 2020
From: Features

A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office. Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s highest-profile mortgage lenders, HSBC, is restricting loans on apartments from today. Only buyers of flats who have a...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry customers - including agents and conveyancers - can now manage all of their applications and correspondence including notices,...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...
29 July 2020
From: Features

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry is now accepting witnessed electronic signatures on documents for the transfer of ownership of property, the creation of...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...
25 July 2020
From: Features

The mortgage arm of a regional property portal has launched pre-approval software which it claims will significantly speed up the initial...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Tuesday of this week was the busiest day of the year so far for searches for mortgages - widely seen as...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...
11 July 2020
From: Features

Evidence is pouring in that the stamp duty holiday introduced 48 hours ago has already produced huge levels of interest from...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been another increase in the number of mortgage products available to buyers and landlords - a sign of all aspects...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...
04 July 2020
From: Features

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

A prominent tax specialist has suggested that stamp duty cuts would not help improve the housing market, despite many agents suggesting...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

One in six home owners with a mortgage across the UK are now on some form of payment holiday with lenders...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market - and since that time the...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features

Restrictions introduced a decade ago after the financial crisis are holding back many first time buyers from purchasing a home. That’s the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

The Bank of Ireland UK is the latest mortgage lender to resume physical valuations of properties in England, subject of course...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A daily monitor of mortgage market activity has reported “significant volumes” of business across the sector, even over the weekend. Mortgage technology...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits. Christopher May, chief...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The demand for mortgages in April was scarcely a quarter of what it was in March - but the figures show...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is likely to rebound relatively strongly after the Coronavirus lockdown eases, according to the Nationwide. House prices grew at...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 1.2m mortgage payment holidays have been offered by lenders to customers impacted by the Coronavirus crisis - that’s equivalent to...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times. If you have any appropriate advice you...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Two financial trade bodies say most mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features

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

It’s far too early for authoritative figures on how devastating the Coronavirus lockdown has been on estate agents but there is...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...
07 March 2020
From: Features

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...
29 February 2020
From: Features

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...
28 February 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers - but is that really the case? The survey by...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Predictions that landlords are not buying properties to let out because of tougher rental taxes and regulations appear to be short...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a shock warning that mortgage borrowers who purchased properties through the Help To Buy scheme...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features

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

Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is setting up a call centre employing some 100 people in a bid to become “a one stop...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...
18 January 2020
From: Features

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgage approvals rose 1.9 per cent in the final month of last year according to e.surv’s mortgage data...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

House price growth in the past decade was at its weakest for 30 years - and despite that it remains though...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
From: Features

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...
14 December 2019
From: Features

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...
11 December 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...
27 November 2019
From: Features

Recent Zoopla reports stating that first-time buyers are deciding against purchasing one-bedroom flats came as no surprise to me, or I’m...
23 November 2019
From: Features

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...
20 November 2019
From: Features

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers getting on the property ladder in September compared to the...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Troubled online agency Yopa has launched an in-house subsidiary to sell mortgages and other financial services - and not just to Yopa...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...
26 October 2019
From: Features

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...
02 October 2019
From: Features

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...
28 September 2019
From: Features

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...
26 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...
31 August 2019
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Tony Strover. On my business card it says...
30 August 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now officially one of the 10 biggest mortgage lenders according to data from Legal...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Brexit is not deterring first time buyers this year according to an analysis by the Yorkshire Building Society. It says that despite...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of UK residential mortgages approved with a term of 40-years or more jumped over 20-fold in 2018. London estate agency...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features

FirstHomeCoach, the brainchild of a former HSBC banker, has launched with the aim of providing “every service” a first time buyer...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Retired homeowners are increasingly using property wealth to clear unsecured debts and mortgages to strengthen their later life finances, a new...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

On the same day as one of the most optimistic Rightmove market snapshots of recent months, the latest mortgage monitor from...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

Labour is proposing two methods of controlling house price rises should it win the next General Election - and the ideas...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features

New figures from the Equity Release Council suggest more growth in this sector, alarming those agents who see this as a...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A mortgage firm claims that around a third of all those who have moved homes since 2016 have done so -...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price dipped to its lowest ever level yesterday, below 8p before recovering a little ground later in the day. The...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage prisoners - borrowers unable to switch lenders despite being up-to-date with payments - may have an escape route in sight...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s being suggest that a recent tax tribunal verdict might just open the way to challenges to the three per cent...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Over 50 per cent of all mortgage products available to home buyers in the UK currently have a standard maximum term...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An analysis of thousands of transactions shows that homes with ‘street’ in their address produce sale prices which are almost exactly...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Figures released this morning show a surge in first time buyers securing mortgages in recent months, despite the market showing continued signs...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

After several days of gloomy market news, here's something more optimistic - there were 370,000 new first time buyer mortgages completed in...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders are relaxing age limits so that house buyers can still be paying off their home loan well into their...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...
02 February 2019
From: Features

The 100 per cent mortgage for first time buyers, which many people thought had disappeared for good, is now back in...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One in six mortgage holders has been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? It says...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive. The...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The global chief executive of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has warned mortgage lenders against offering so-called ‘super-sized’ home loans to borrowers. Bruce is...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau. The £3.6m deal, done through...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Shock figures out this morning show that a staggering £15.4 billion of annual interest is being paid by mortgage borrowers sitting...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...
17 November 2018
From: Features

A house in Mayfair that was sold for £19.175m in 2014 and put on the market this year at £25m has...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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

New figures from the Mortgage Advice Bureau give an insight into the changing demographics of home buyers and buy to let...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...
27 October 2018
From: Features

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A mortgage platform is making a pitch for online estate agencies to link with it and offer their customers “a customised...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures from the mortgage lenders’ umbrella group, UK Finance, suggest the government desire to see more first time buyers and fewer...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise and rise of Equity Release continues with a more-than-doubling of the number of product options on the market in...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...
22 September 2018
From: Features

The latest house price index from Nationwide shows a monthly fall of 0.5% in August, the largest decline recorded since July...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Dare we mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year before Christmas - so what a...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of property transactions in July fell 3.2 per cent on the same month last year according to seasonally adjusted...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...
15 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been another drop in mortgage arrears and possessions for owner occupiers - although an increase for some elements of the...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The mortgage industry may be throwing agents and the housing market something of a lifeline - it’s been revealed that 40...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Law Commission has unveiled proposals that it claims could stop property fraudsters in theirb tracks and improve conveyancing at the...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Only 24 hours after the Land registry released data showing a 20 per cent slump in housing transactions, new figures from...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The consumer group Which? says some estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services. The consumer group has issued a number...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Locations in the capital dominate a league table of locations where the largest numbers of so-called ‘high risk’ mortgages are taken...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
09 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Potential first-time buyers in every area of the UK would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a property rather than...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A service that tracks different types of mortgage demand reveals that remortgaging is on the rise while borrowing for new purchases...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The housing market may have seen some depressing figures of late but there’s good news about mortgage arrears - they’re at...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority says house buyers need more help to find the best priced and most appropriate mortgage deal for their...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Property purchases for buyers requiring mortgages reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007. The data, from mortgage...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest mortgage snapshot from e.surv has reinforced recent claims from other sources that London’s housing market remains the most difficult...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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

The first-ever ‘digital mortgage’ deed has been lodged at HM Land Registry, for a property at Rotherhithe in London. Coventry Building Society...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is not quite finished with online experimentation yet, for today sees the launch of an online mortgage service, backed by...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures just released assessing February’s mortgage borrowing show that approvals are 1.25 per cent lower than in January, and are down...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The switchback of house price indices and other data on the state of the market has taken a turn for the...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The magazine Mortgage Strategy says Countrywide is investigating reports that one of its estate agent branches pressured buyers to use in-house...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Leaders is expanding the mortgage side of its business with a raft of new products and services, as well as introducing...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A 1.0 per cent interest rate rise would add £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features

LSL Property Services is beefing up the mortgage arm of its activities. It has acquired the mortgage adviser network Personal Touch in...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

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

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...
20 January 2018
From: Features

A poll of over 2,500 first time buyers suggests that on average they pay £5,300 less than the asking price -...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The managing director of a bank has called for young people to be given more assistance in understanding the finances and processes behind...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...
02 December 2017
From: Features

A survey suggests that over 10 per cent of existing homeowners have been deterred from selling thanks to the recent interest rate...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...
11 November 2017
From: Features

Mortgage approvals are well above last year's levels despite concerns about the health of the housing market. There were 66,185 mortgage applications...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

As the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee consider whether to increase base rate later this week, new figures from the...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The residential research associate director of Cushman & Wakefield says there is now evidence that the Help to Buy equity loan...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Respected mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says that the costs of some mortgages are already rising in the expectation of a base...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

In his PropTech 3.0 report, Andrew Baum dedicated an entire section to blockchain; it was titled: ‘Blockchain is coming – get...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

UK house price inflation is now running at a modest 2.0 per cent but London's housing market has recorded its worst...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lending reached £24.2 billion in August according to latest estimates by UK Finance. There were some 41,807 house purchase approvals, with...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

There is growing concern that online agents who do not chase-up on behalf of clients are leading to delays and fall-throughs...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...
16 September 2017
From: Features

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Customer service is a definitive priority for prospective borrowers when choosing a mortgage lender. This is according to a study of over...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

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

There’s good news for the housing market from new mortgage and remortgage approval figures showing growth in July after three flat...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

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

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...
26 August 2017
From: Features

New data from UK Finance - previously the Council of Mortgage Lenders - paints a relatively optimistic assessment of the UK-wide...
24 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features

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

The housing market may be a little sticky in the middle of summer right now, but there’s certainly no shortage of...
08 August 2017
From: Breaking News

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...
04 August 2017
From: Features

Some 1.8m UK adults have stayed or would stay in a relationship chiefly in order to get on the housing ladder,...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

High end estate agency Savills says the credit crunch - roughly 10 years old next month - is still having an...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...
18 July 2017
From: Breaking News

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

The housing market may appear stagnant but one of the leading monitors of the mortgage market says many rates for borrowers...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide is warning that a slowdown in household spending is likely in the near future, leading to a ‘drag’ on...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are increasingly helping customers who have been forced to sell their homes to pay off interest-only mortgages ahead of...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’s buy to let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...
27 May 2017
From: Features

A prominent agent admits to being “disappointed” at what appears to be slowing mortgage figures at a time of year when...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News

First time buyers who were supposed to be helped by the high-profile Help To Buy ISA have in fact found it...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The proportion of mortgage products available for investor buyers operating through limited companies has risen by over 50 per cent in...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features

Home buyers borrowed £11.2 billion in March - down on the ‘stamp duty bonanza‘ period at the same time last year...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Cash is becoming an increasingly large proportion of the funding used to buy homes according to a new analysis of transactions...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News

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

There has been widespread praise for the Nationwide building society's crackdown on criteria for mortgages for leasehold new build homes. From May...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is warning that approvals of mortgages for property purchases in March were at a lower-than-expected 66,837, the weakest...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Research from Legal & General and the Centre for Economic Business and Research says parents are to spend 23 per cent...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Mortgage rates continue to fall with the average new lending rate at a record low of 2.2 per cent: as a...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Property transactions rose marginally in March this year, up 0.5 per cent on February’s total according to figures from HM Revenue...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is to review lenders offering solely interest-only mortgages to home owners. In its business plan for...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The industry has broadly welcomed the shock announcement of a June 8 General Election as a chance to end long term...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...
15 April 2017
From: Features

A building society claims that in the past three years alone no fewer than 1.2m buyers have given up on house...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years. Research from the Intermediary...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...
01 April 2017
From: Features

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Buyers with deposits of 15 per cent or less of the purchase price now make up more than a fifth of...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The consumer group HomeOwners Alliance claims new research indicates that more than a million UK adults have shelved plans to purchase...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Nationwide has introduced what it calls a ‘Family Deposit Mortgage’ in a bid to help first time buyers. It is aimed at...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Total property wealth owned by over-65s who have paid off their mortgages grew to a new record high of £1.072 trillion...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Former clients of a Scottish estate and letting agency and mortgage company are being asked by a corporate insolvency firm to...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The number and range of mortgages being offered in the UK has almost returned to its pre-credit crunch level. That’s the view...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Data from the Council for Mortgage Lenders show that loans taken out by buyers have hit a near two-year low. Home buyers...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Research from the consumer organisation Which? claims that first time buyers are typically saving for anything up to a decade for...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Recent stats from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that last year 360,000 people moved homes, meaning the number has stayed...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

Connells Group has announced strong figures for 2016 with the total number of properties sold rising five per cent and lettings...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A sales progression tool claims to have reduced the average transaction time for a property from around 94 days to around...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...
25 February 2017
From: Features

The number of home buyers in London dropped to a four-year low in 2016 while the number of loans taken out...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Connells Group’s mortgage services wing has recorded a 10 per cent increase in the number of mortgages in 2016 and has generated...
16 February 2017
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers borrowed £5.1 billion from mortgage companies in December, far above the same month in 2015, and the highest December...
16 February 2017
From: Breaking News

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

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...
11 February 2017
From: Features

The number of properties taken into possession last year declined by almost 25 per cent and has hit the lowest level in 35...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features

Cash rebates with mortgages - seen by housing market analysts as a great sweetener for many cash-strapped first-time buyers - may now...
02 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending reached a remarkable £246 billion in 2016 - that’s 12 per cent higher than the previous year and...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...
25 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The highest number of 'risky' mortgages issued during 2015 was in South West London, according to new analysis of the latest...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Digital mortgage broker habito has announced that it has raised £5.5 million in investment funding. The firm says it will use the...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A new report from the NatWest Bank nips in the bud any speculation that rising inflation may end the current cheap...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Campaigning charity Shelter predicts as many as four in 10 owners or renters in one part of the UK would struggle...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Brexit and wider economic uncertainties worsened by changes to property taxation have forced the Council of Mortgage Lenders to cut its...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features

New figures from the Council for Mortgage Lenders add weight to the argument that the housing market is gently slowing. Home-owners borrowed £10.5...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Retired home owners have gained an average of £26,000 tax-free this year from their houses, new analysis from an over-55s financial...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Over 50,000 have signed up to the Land Registry’s property fraud alert service following a series of high-profile stories on the...
06 December 2016
From: Breaking News

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

The number of fee-free deals on fixed rate mortgages has more than doubled in the past year according to research by...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s good news for London’s troubled market - a report from the CML shows that buyers in the capital took out 12...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The long-awaited Redfern Review has recommended that improved access to mortgage finance and improved income levels for first time buyers are...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Older homeowners are unrealistic about how much money they will raise from downsizing, and estate agents are warning them to manage...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...
28 October 2016
From: Features

We are now less than a month away from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement to the nation, depending of course on...
28 October 2016
From: Features

The average UK property takes 91 days to sell - and that’s down to greedy sellers according to the mortgage arm...
27 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A business publication says figures from a PropTech peer-to-peer lending firm which markets its products through Zoopla show a 95 per cent...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on new guidance to lenders on how to measure and treat the repayment of arrears...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Research from the consumer organisation Which? suggests that the number of mortgages on the market has increased by 13 per cent...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

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

As with finance broking, there can be many frustrations that come with being an estate agent – I perhaps don’t need...
30 September 2016
From: Features

The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that tighter regulations will apply to lenders providing mortgages for buy to...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The government says its latest release of figures from its various Help to Buy schemes show that over 185,000 people have...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has formally announced the launch of its new 'Invest' channel, which has been designed to provide consumers with the opportunity...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has announced the launch of a new feature on its website which will help estate agents to...
20 September 2016
From: Breaking News

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
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

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
09 September 2016
From: Features

The credit crunch may have been the economic backdrop against which much of the housing market performance of the past 10...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped according to an annual survey conducted by economic consultancy ING. The survey, called Homes...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.6 per cent in August, taking the annual rate of growth to 5.6...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England says the number of new mortgages fell to 60,912 in July, down from 64,152 the previous month...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

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

The number of mortgage products available is now over 23,000 - a figure last seen during the heady days just before...