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Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

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

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...

After several days of gloomy market news, here's something more optimistic - there were 370,000 new first time buyer mortgages completed in...

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

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

A service that tracks different types of mortgage demand reveals that remortgaging is on the rise while borrowing for new purchases...

Property purchases for buyers requiring mortgages reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007.  The data, from mortgage...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

Respected mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says that the costs of some mortgages are already rising in the expectation of a base...

There’s good news for the housing market from new mortgage and remortgage approval figures showing growth in July after three flat...

Almost half of all property purchase valuations last month were conducted on behalf of first-time buyers according to Connells - well...

Just 27% of property valuations in May were requested by prospective home sellers, according to the latest data from Connells Survey...

There are more mortgage products available to buyers now than at any time since 2008 according to respected finance monitor service...

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

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

The number of home buyers in London dropped to a four-year low in 2016 while the number of loans taken out...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Connells Group’s mortgage services wing has recorded a 10 per cent increase in the number of mortgages in 2016 and has generated...

First-time buyers borrowed £5.1 billion from mortgage companies in December, far above the same month in 2015, and the highest December...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

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...

There’s good news for London’s troubled market - a report from the CML shows that buyers in the capital took out 12...

The latest Bank of England data on mortgage approvals - a key barometer for likely transactions for agents - shows Brexit...

House purchase mortgage approvals last month were 15 per cent lower than in September 2015 according to figures from the British...

The Conveyancing Association says new Chancellor Phillip Hammond should use next month’s Autumn Statement as the opportunity to reverse controversial buy...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

The Bank of England says the number of new mortgages fell to 60,912 in July, down from 64,152 the previous month...

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...

There was a small two per cent drop in residential valuations in July compared to the same month last year, according to...

As promised, this week’s Natter is dedicated to a question and answer session with Peter Brodnicki, the man who has been...

Home-owners borrowed £8.1 billion for house purchases in April, which was four per cent down on the same month a year ago. There...

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...

Connells Survey and Valuation says the total number of valuations conducted in March showed a 21 per cent increase over the...

In December 2015 first time buyers borrowed £4.5 billion for house purchases - that’s up seven per cent on November and...

There was a remarkable 52 per cent increase in valuations undertaken by Connells in January this year compared to the same...

Increased competition amongst mortgage lenders and the rush to buy investment properties before the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline have...

The possibility of the Land Registry being amongst £4.6 billion of public assets earmarked for privatisation has provoked protests across the...

Gross mortgage borrowing in October was £12.9 billion - a startling 26 per cent higher than a year ago and the...

Residential valuations have reached their highest level for six months according to Connells’ survey and valuation group. Valuation activity in September was...

Remortgaging activity has soared in recent weeks, outperforming all other areas of the housing market. New research from Connells Survey & Valuation...

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

Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that lending to first time buyers bounced back in the second quarter of...

The post-election period has triggered a flurry of interest in buy to let but a sharp decline in business from first...

While many agents reported business  slowing in the run-up to the election, there was quite different news coming from Connells Valuation...

The number of mortgage loans approved by banks fell year-on-year for the ninth consecutive month in March. Data from the British Bankers’...