Most UK homeowners have seen their property rise in value by more than the cost of Christmas this year, despite a subdued housing market, according to new analysis from estate agent Yopa.
The research compares house price movements since...
Mortgage affordability is expected to become a more pressing issue by 2027, according to new research from Phoebus Software.
The findings were revealed during a...
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has described the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Feedback Statement and roadmap on DP25/2 as a positive step towards...
Three of the UK’s most widely used adviser technology systems – Dynamic Planner, FE fundinfo and True Potential – have been added to AdviserSoftware.com’s...
Somo has moved quickly to cut rates across its bridging range following the Bank of England’s decision to lower base rate by 0.25 percentage points.
The specialist bridging lender said it has reduced pricing across its core first and...
Broker search behaviour on Knowledge Bank suggests bridging finance is playing an increasingly central role in meeting complex and time-sensitive client needs.
Data from the criteria sourcing platform indicates that brokers are increasingly turning to bridging solutions as cases...
The Cambridge Building Society has donated hundreds of essential items to local charities after customers and colleagues supported its Christmas Giving Tree campaign.
Items including food, toiletries, towels and sleeping bags were left under Giving Trees across the society’s...
Inheritance tax receipts have climbed to £5.8 billion in the first eight months of the 2025/26 tax year, underlining the growing importance of later life and property-based financial planning.
Data published by HM Revenue & Customs shows receipts are...
When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...
Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the regulator’s conclusions around execution-only sales.
The paper rightly raises concerns about...
After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt.
I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and...
House prices are expected to rise modestly in 2026, with asking prices forecast to increase by 2% as improving affordability and a strong choice of homes for sale support market activity, according to the latest outlook from Rightmove.
The UK’s largest property platform says its...
For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how to raise the topic. Others felt it was simpler not to get involved. That mindset is now shifting, and the...
Chetwood Bank is raising the maximum buy-to-let exposure limit to £10 million for both its ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries brands.
The digital challenger bank is doubling both lenders’ previous lending limits of £5 million to help support brokers with clients looking to grow...
