Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of the past five years as higher mortgage rates placed greater pressure on more expensive housing markets, according to Zoopla.
The property portal found that 14%...
Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected their income, Royal London has said.
UK house prices rose by...
The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across the UK.
Airedale Baby and Children’s Bank, Bodie Hodges Foundation, Cynthia...
More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further property investment, according to research from specialist lender Together.
The lender...
LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to finance because of spray foam insulation.
The specialist lender said the...
Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.7% in May, down from 3.9% in April, latest data from the Office for National Statistics reveals.
The average UK property was valued at £271,000, with the latest figures remaining provisional and...
Home adaptations and improvements remained the most common reason for taking out a lifetime mortgage in the first half of 2026, Canada Life data shows.
The retirement provider said 43% of prospective home finance customers cited adaptations or improvements...
TMG Mortgage Network has launched a consumer-facing business offering mortgage, protection and later life lending advice.
TMG Financial Services will operate alongside the Rotherham-based network, giving consumers direct access to advisers working under its compliance framework.
The business will handle...
Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of how the UK bridging finance market is changing and what brokers and property professionals now need from lenders.
The survey explores experiences and expectations across...
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...
Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...
For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...
The first half of 2026 has reminded us how quickly sentiment can change within the mortgage and housing markets.
After a fairly stable and promising...
Political uncertainty, higher mortgage rates and a summer dominated by holidays, heatwaves and the World Cup have combined to cool housing market activity, with sellers cutting asking prices more sharply than normal to attract buyers.
The latest Rightmove House Price Index shows the average asking...
Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...
What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and more a coronation. When your greatest obstacle is finding 81 MPs prepared to nominate an alternative, democracy starts resembling a...
Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to the specialist social media platform for mortgage, protection and financial advisers.
The partnership will provide exclusive pricing on Box Socials' annual subscription plans, helping advisers create, manage and schedule social media...
