Annual house price growth rose to 2.2% in March, up from 1.0% in February, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index, as the average UK property value reached £277,186.
On a monthly basis, prices increased by 0.9%, suggesting...
The number of companies established to hold buy-to-let portfolios is forecast to rise by 7.6% in 2026, according to research from Propoly, as landlords...
Rosemount Financial Solutions has launched its own Know Your Customer tool for member advisers, as networks continue to invest in technology aimed at tackling...
Three quarters of landlords are now aware of the Renters’ Rights Act, with concern increasingly centred on how possession claims will work in practice...
ASN Bank has appointed Ohpen as its strategic technology partner for mortgages as it looks to modernise its core systems and improve operational efficiency.
The agreement forms part of the bank’s ‘Simplify and Grow’ strategy and will see the...
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has expressed confidence in the resilience of the UK mortgage market, as its new chair Jonathan Stinton used his first keynote speech to call for greater collaboration across the sector.
Speaking at the...
Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has launched two exclusive discount mortgages aimed at brokers placing remortgage business for borrowers at lower loan-to-value levels.
The products, available from 31 March, include a two-year discount rate of 4.09% up to 60%...
UK property transactions picked up in February but activity remains below last year’s levels following the distortion caused by changes to stamp duty thresholds.
The latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs show an estimated 102,410 residential transactions on...
The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...
For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency.
If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...
According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...
Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...
A new government-backed deposit scheme could provide a route onto the housing ladder for up to one million first-time buyers, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation.
The think tank’s latest report examines the sharp decline in home ownership over recent decades and identifies the...
Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more attention than it got.
“If we continue to treat pensions, mortgages and savings as separate tracks, we will miss opportunities to...
There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity.
It involves platforms, disruption...
The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new opportunities for buy-to-let advice as the firm looks to expand mortgage and protection activity across its landlord client base.
In its final results for 2025, the AIM-listed group said its Financial...
