The average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 2% in August, the largest reduction recorded for the month since 2018, latest Rightmove data reveals.
The £7,360 monthly decline took the national average to £364,999, leaving asking...
Instamo has launched FastAdmin, a post-submission automation service designed to reduce the administrative work involved in progressing mortgage applications.
The system connects lender platforms with...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) and Ordnance Survey (OS) have agreed a three-year collaboration intended to create a more connected and digitally enabled property market.
The...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset Management (BHAM) executives after finding they used false and misleading...
Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe Loans team, significantly ahead of wider market growth.
Believe Loans joined Pivotal in September 2025 following the group’s acquisition of Believe Money Group.
UK Finance data...
ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year fixed buy-to-let range.
The specialist lender's products, which carry no application or valuation fees, now start at 5.04% for single-dwelling properties.
Rates for houses in multiple...
Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack, the residential property valuation and risk data provider, for an undisclosed sum.
Hometrack supplies digital valuation technology and property risk data to financial services companies, property investors and insurers in the...
Coventry for intermediaries has reduced every fixed-rate mortgage in its range, with lower rates available to new and existing customers.
The lender has cut rates by up to 20 basis points.
Its revised residential range includes a 5.17% two-year fixed-rate...
After nearly four decades in financial services, Sesame Network distribution director Toni Smith still believes technology should make advisers stronger, not replace them.
When Toni...
At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.
But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...
The UK housing market remained subdued in July as buyer demand and agreed sales struggled to regain momentum, the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) residential report reveals.
New buyer enquiries recorded a net balance of -28%, unchanged from June but improved from the...
The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...
Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to soul searching. Credit committees revisit assumptions, investors reassess risk appetite and commentators question whether the market has become too complacent.
These...
Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are.
Every year the same conversation happens....
TMG Mortgage Network has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel, giving advisers access to the bank's relationship-led mortgage proposition and UK branch network.
The agreement, effective from 3 August 2026, broadens the range of options available to TMG advisers working with borrowers whose circumstances may...
