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10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer loan applications soar - now biggest sector of mortgage market](/upload/images/24%2006%2003%20%201.jpg)
Applications from first time buyers have grown by 33% so far this year with FTBs now making up a higher proportion...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Boost for First Time Buyer lending as last-gasp law change approved](/upload/images/24%2005%2030%20%2002.jpg)
The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment Bill) successfully passed its legislative stages as part of the last minute ‘wash up’ of...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![High Interest Rates push buyers into smaller property purchases](/upload/images/24%2005%2028%20%2003.jpg)
An online agency has analysed current housing market listings to see which types of home are most in demand from England’s...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Emerging Market Identified - many more first time buyers aged 50-plus](/upload/images/24%2005%2022%20%2002.jpg)
There was a 13% increase in Q1 2024 of 56-65 year-olds searching for their first property compared to the same period...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let purchases plummet - it’s because of Stamp Duty](/upload/images/24%2005%2001%20%2005.jpg)
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![IMLA accuses Hunt of “sop” in Budget that does nothing for rental sector](/upload/images/240311%2005.jpg)
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has given the thumbs down to the Budget of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The trade body was disappointed...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK Finance lobbies government for new Help To Buy and less Stamp Duty](/upload/images/240214%2004.jpg)
Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers Increasingly Use Family Inheritance to fund Property Purchase](/upload/images/23%2012%2006%2004.jpg)
London accounts for the highest proportion of homebuyers using family inheritance to fund property purchases, according to compliance platform Thirdfort. Some 18...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Brokers and lenders must work closely to avoid disappointing customers](/upload/images/2_MortgageCalculated(4).png)
A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that 50 per cent of those who have applied for a mortgage...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Returning Homebuyer Show Scotland partners with Mortgage Advice Bureau](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage%20approvals%20down%20MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals down 20% year on year, but sunnier days ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
The latest market analysis by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, reveals that recent uncertainty in the property market during the...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Home buying platform, OneDome, buys broker CMME Mortgage](/upload/images/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Technology firm, OneDome, has bought CMME Mortgage and Protection for an undisclosed sum. Describing itself as the world’s first eHomebuying platform, OneDome...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals predicted to drop by 13% for residential property purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Octane Capital expects the total level of UK mortgage approvals to be 1.570 million by the end of 2022. That is...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![The cost of homeownership rises to £76,000 in first year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, claims that after purchasing a property the average homebuyer pays £76,000 during the initial year. In some...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foreign homebuyers benefit from a weak pound](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ForeignMoney-400x310.png)
Foreign buyers from the United States have been benefitting from a weakening pound to the greatest extent, the latest research by...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![How will the stamp duty cut impact new-build stock levels?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The latest research by Alliance Fund shows that the government’s decision to cut stamp duty could boost new housing delivery by 16%. The changes...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![SDLT cut benefit to be wiped out within a month - insight](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty-2020-400x310.jpg)
As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Devastating hit for homebuyers as mortgage costs climb](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MortgageStatement-400x310.png)
As governmental changes sweep through the nation, countless elements within the property sector have been affected, including mortgages. Market analysis by specialist...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - stamp duty cut estimated to save homebuyers £1bn per year](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The government announced the SDLT will only be payable on property purchases over £250,000. First-time buyers will only pay the tax...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - top 10 places to buy a forever home in the UK](/upload/images/library/House-Keyring-400x310.jpg)
A recent study by money.co.uk reveals which places in the UK have forever homes. A forever home is a property the buyer...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - bridging loan borrowing increases by 22%](/upload/images/library/BridgingLoan-400x310.png)
Mortgage broker, Henry Dannel, claim that over the past 12 months there has been a 22% increase in bridging loan lending...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![23% of buyers not properly verified when purchasing a home](/upload/images/library/IdentityChecks-1-400x310.jpg)
During the home buying process, specific information and documentation is required to ensure that the buyer is suitable. These checks are...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyer deposits climb 41% in the last decade](/upload/images/library/Deposit-1-400x310.jpg)
Deposits for property purchases typically cost 10-15% of the value of the home and saving for one can be particularly challenging, especially for...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Want to set up camp in the Capital? Here's how to fund a prime London property](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/PrimeHomesUK02-400x310.png)
If you’ve ever been to the capital, then you’ll know that there are plenty of high-end homes, some for sale or...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![On to greener pastures - countryside property boom starting to fade](/upload/images/Locations/AndermattSummer.jpg)
Since seeing a pandemic inspired boost back in 2019, the latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how homebuyers are searching in the current market](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentsWindow-1-400x310.jpg)
While digital continues to dominate the way we purchase properties, the latest property insight from YourBusinessNumber suggests that homebuyers still find...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Make way second-steppers – FTBs account for 11% of market activity](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
Research by Stipendium reveals that first-time buyers account for one in 10 of all property transactions across England. The property platform analysed...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty costs on BTL homes up £12k since Gov changes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty-3-400x310.jpg)
The average stamp duty payment on buy-to-let (BTL) homes has increased by £11,848 in England, and almost 1,000% higher than that...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![The end of a decline – foreign interest returns to the London market](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.png)
International buyers are slowly returning to the London property market after three consecutive years of declining market activity, research by debt...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sales hit a snag: Almost half of transactions subjected to down valuations](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/housing-market400x310.png)
A recent survey carried out by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has estimated that almost half of pandemic property purchases across...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage delays caused 38% of transaction fall-throughs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyChain-1-400x310.jpg)
Nearly two-fifths of UK homebuyers have experienced a property purchase fall through due to mortgage delays, new research by Butterfield Mortgages...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Russian homebuyers spent £190m on London property last year](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20flag.png)
Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that Russian residential property purchases contributed...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pancake property prices 114% higher than the national average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/pancakes%20400%20x%20310.png)
A study by GetAgent.co.uk has shown how the nation’s property sellers could be left with a particularly sweet taste in their...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Valentine's Day themed roads bag sellers 29% more than UK average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/valentines%20day.jpg)
Research from the property platform, Boomin, has discovered that living on a Valentine’s related road name could provide a substantial boost...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Chain free homes command premiums up to £76k](/upload/images/library/Chain400x310.jpg)
Chain-free properties are proving to be very popular amongst homebuyers. That is according to estate agent comparison website GetAgent. Property chains involve a...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![New homebuyers plan to spend thousands on home improvements](/upload/images/library/HandsHouse-400x310.png)
Estate agent comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently surveyed 1,101 homebuyers to uncover their upcoming plans after their property purchase. The findings show that...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![London high-end homes rise in demand](/upload/images/library/Central-London400x310.png)
In a recent property market analysis, put forward by London-based lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves, market growth during the...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage cost rises could hit London buyers the hardest](/upload/images/library/UpsetCouple-400x310.png)
Market analysis has revealed where house price growth could stutter should monthly interest payments start to climb as a result of...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Study - London still home to the most £1m+ transactions](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMap400x310-min.png)
A study by Henry Dannell, a specialist mortgage broker, has discovered how London remains the nation’s million-pound property market hotspot despite a...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![The festive road names where house prices are 95% above average](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/Xmas%2C%20Easter%2C%20Halloween/ChristmasScene-400x310.jpg)
A study by GetAgent.co.uk has found the cost of buying a property across one of the nation’s festive road names, with a...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - 6.5% of pandemic property purchases are new builds](/upload/images/Coronavirus/AdobeStock_422573796.jpeg)
Throughout the pandemic, people across Britain have purchased new homes. Changes in lifestyle trends and schemes that make purchasing a new...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![The stamp duty holiday leaves homebuyers up to £120k worse off](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
In July 2020 the stamp duty holiday was kickstarted by chancellor Rishi Sunak. It gave first-time buyers and home movers up...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Over-55s in the South are three times as likely to use equity release](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/old%20people.png)
A new study from equity release lender more2life has uncovered the UK regions where using equity release to fund a house...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices dipped across the market following stamp duty holiday deadline](/upload/images/library/HousingMarket-3-400x310.jpg)
Research by GetAgent has revealed how asking prices across many areas of the property market tumbled in the wake of the...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Secure a discounted property purchase in these London boroughs](/upload/images/Locations/Central-London400x310.png)
London lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves recently publicised which London boroughs homebuyers can purchase a property at a reduced...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Advisers warned against rushing AML checks to beat stamp duty holiday](/img/default/it.png)
As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Forget the noughties – Hope Capital launches seventies collection](/img/default/it.png)
Hope Capital has launched the ‘seventies collection’, which comprises two new bridging loan products. The HOPE 70 products offer a low rate...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Roma Finance slashes bridging and development rates](/img/default/it.png)
Roma Finance, the bridging, buy-to-let and development finance lender, has cut rates across its product range. This follows further funding lines with...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Help to Buy ISAs supported nearly 89,000 property purchases in 2018](/img/default/it.png)
The number of property purchases supported by Help to Buy ISAs increased by 8% this year, rising from 82,940 in 2017/18...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Average Bank of Mum and Dad mortgage contribution rises by £6,000](/img/default/it.png)
The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is currently spending an average of £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers make up half of all property purchases in July](/img/default/it.png)
First-time buyers accounted for half of all home purchase valuations in July, according to the latest research from Connells Survey &...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![New head of sales recruited by Mint Bridging](/img/default/it.png)
Bridging lender Mint Bridging has appointed Sinead Moynihan as its Head of Sales. She will be based at the company’s head...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage affordability on the rise as rates remain at record lows](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage affordability is increasing for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors, according to the latest index from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). The...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Together lowers buy-to-let rates](/img/default/it.png)
Rates on first charge buy-to-let mortgages have been reduced by mortgage lender Together. This takes them below 7%, with LTVs of...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage Trust launches its 'most competitive' products for two decades](/img/default/it.png)
Mortgage Trust has launched a series of products catering for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages. The lender says that the products, which...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers to blame for collapsing property purchases](/img/default/it.png)
Almost three out of 10 property purchases have fallen through in the past five years, largely due to conveyancers holding up...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Cash is king in prime London](/img/default/it.png)
Cash is now king in the prime London market with six out of 10 of purchases made by investors or second-home...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lifetime Isa won’t ease supply problems](/img/default/it.png)
Property experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's new Lifetime Isa will do nothing to solve housing supply and affordability problems. From April...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let boom doubles house price growth](/img/default/it.png)
The pace of house price growth has doubled due to a boom in buy-to-let sales ahead of April's stamp duty surcharge, new...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Flood checks set to be standard for property purchases](/img/default/it.png)
With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....
16 February 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![High price of missing stamp duty deadline](/img/default/it.png)
Time is running out to escape the stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let properties and second homes and the cost of failure is...
16 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let surcharge to spark mini-boom](/img/default/it.png)
The surcharge on stamp duty for investors and second homeowners will spark a mini-boom in property prices, a new survey says. Six out...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let rents surge ahead of inflation](/img/default/it.png)
The UK may be in deflation but this has had little impact on buy-to-let rents which leapt by 4.7% over the...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Barclays unveils fee free mortgages with £1,000 cash back](/img/default/it.png)
Barclays is launching fee-free mortgages with up to £1,000 in cash back from today. Its new purchase-only products are available on LTVs from 60% to...