The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposals designed to make individual financial advice more accessible to consumers facing important money decisions.
The regulator said it wants to make it easier for firms to offer simplified forms...
Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday 26 March, with brokers told to submit applications by 8pm...
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a more coordinated, long-term housing strategy, warning that the current system...
Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while house price inflation eased again in January.
Office for National Statistics...
Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing businesses alongside wider operational growth.
The firm recorded a 33% year-on-year...
NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step in the lender’s move towards digitised mortgage completions.
The rollout initially covers fee-assisted remortgages, with sale and purchase transactions expected to follow as the partnership...
The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reported lower profits but record savings balances as it begins a multi-year transformation programme.
The mutual posted gross mortgage lending of £107m for the year to 31 December 2025, down from £120m...
Buy-to-let borrowing has shifted decisively towards the Midlands and the North since the introduction of the Stamp Duty surcharge in April 2016, according to analysis from Paragon Bank.
The bank said the extra 3% tax on second homes marked...
The time it takes to exchange contracts on a property purchase has risen to 135 days — 45% longer than in 2019 — despite a fall in transaction volumes, according to new analysis from Novus Strategy.
The data points...
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...
Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...
Bristol, Belfast and Sheffield were the most popular locations for Lifetime ISA-backed first-time buyer purchases in 2025, according to Moneybox data.
Bristol has retained its position as the leading location for first-time buyers using a Lifetime ISA, as more than 50,000 purchases were completed through...
Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, recently gave a clear indication that the regulator now views equity release as a mainstream option for supporting Britain's ageing population – rather than merely a product of last resort.
In a wide-ranging interview on the Fairer Finance...
Brokers are increasingly turning to technology to ensure they are working with accurate, up-to-date lending criteria according to latest trends data from Knowledge Bank.
Traditionally, many lenders have provided downloadable criteria documents on their websites. While helpful at the time of download, these files can...
