Analysis

Landlords seek lender support as EPC upgrade costs approach £12,000 per property

Landlords are increasingly looking to lenders for support as they prepare for the cost...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Key calls for FCA to tackle advice silos in later life lending review

Key Equity Release has welcomed FCA proposals to widen access to later life lending...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a...

First-time buyers face rising stamp duty costs as more homes breach £300k

First-time buyers are increasingly being drawn into paying stamp duty as rising purchase prices...

Brokers expect rise in foreign national mortgage enquiries

More than four in 10 mortgage brokers expect foreign national mortgage enquiries to increase...

What Tony Blair’s AI manifesto means for specialist finance

In Sir Tony Blair’s first intervention in Labour’s leadership battle, the former prime minister...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself...

Property transactions remain resilient despite market volatility

Residential property transactions edged lower in April, although industry figures said activity remained resilient...

Homebuying stress outweighs divorce for many buyers

Almost half of homeowners say moving house is the most stressful life event they...

Landlords seek greater certainty from lenders as mortgage market volatility bites

Landlords are continuing to borrow and invest despite recent mortgage market disruption, but are...

Landlords focus on portfolio performance despite wider economic concerns

Buy-to-let landlords are continuing to make measured decisions about their portfolios despite remaining pessimistic...

AI will not replace brokers, says OneDome chief

Mortgage brokers will remain central to the homebuying process despite the rise of artificial...

East Ayrshire named most affordable area for first-time buyers

East Ayrshire has been named the most affordable location in the UK for first-time...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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News

Alps expands landlord insurance add-ons on Acturis

Alps has made its full range of let property insurance add-ons available through the...
Analysis

Lifetime ISAs linked to £67.5bn of first-time buyer property purchases

Lifetime ISAs have helped more than 417,000 people buy their first home since the...
Economy

Landbay webinar to examine outlook for rates and UK economy

Landbay is to host an economic webinar examining the outlook for interest rates, inflation...
First-time buyers

Cost of living hits homeownership plans for more than half of young Scots

More than half of younger adults in Scotland say cost-of-living pressures are the biggest...

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