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Rents fall as inflationary pressures mount

Tenants are beginning to feel some respite as rents across Great Britain fall at...

UK house price growth downgraded amid pre-Budget nerves

The UK housing market is expected to see slower price growth this year and...

Rental market cools and tenants regain bargaining power

After years of double-digit rises the UK rental market is finally showing signs of...

Revealed: Where buyers can still find homes under £150,000

Just 12% of homes for sale across Great Britain are priced below £150,000 new...

Pressure on landlords takes shine off buy-to-let rate cuts

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels since September 2022 but record...

Concerns as UK household spending rises again

UK households increased their weekly spending to an average of £623.30 in the year...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Gen H cuts high LTV mortgage rates

Gen H has reduced rates across its 85% and 90% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage ranges,...

Younger buyers downgrade homeownership dream as costs soar

New research from Yopa has highlighted a generational shift in attitudes towards homeownership with...

Rents hit new record as landlords brace for fresh regulation

The average advertised rent across Great Britain rose to a record £1,577 a month...

Pepper Money urges reform of shared ownership scheme

Specialist lender Pepper Money has presented a white paper to Downing Street calling for...

Lifetime ISA under fire as HMRC research reveals flaws for first-time buyers

Fresh research by HM Revenue & Customs has cast renewed doubt on the effectiveness...

Mortgage burden reaches highest level since 2008 crisis

Monthly mortgage repayments are consuming a greater share of earnings than at any time...

Affordability pressures reshape homebuyer search patterns

Affordability constraints are reshaping how Britons search for their next home according to new...
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COMMENT

Comment

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

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,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

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Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates by up to 75bps

Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday...
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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...
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Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...
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Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

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