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October Budget puts mortgage market on alert

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership on Wednesday...

Buy-to-let lending rebounds as yields rise

Buy-to-let mortgage lending rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025 as falling interest...

Budget U-turns and tax shocks dominate expert webinar

The Autumn Budget’s confused signalling, long lead times and heavy hit on property investors...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Much ado about nothing… Thank goodness

The Keystone Cops were out in force yesterday in the Commons, as exemplified by...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes… NOT

After the delay of the Budget to 26 November and all the leaks, there...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Affordability remains the key to activity

After all the speculation, this Budget offered little for the housing market. No stamp duty...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Treasury summary

This is the executive summary from the Treasury's full Budget document. This Budget takes the...

AUTUMN BUDGET: OBR leak lays bare full scale of Reeves’s tax plans

The Autumn Budget was thrown into turmoil after the Office for Budget Responsibility mistakenly...

Rightmove: Budget uncertainty weighs on upper-end sales

Fresh data from Rightmove indicates that mounting speculation over tax changes in tomorrow’s Budget...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Industry braces for impact

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is due to deliver the second highly anticipated Autumn Budget...

Simplybiz opens post-Budget Advice Show to wider market amid rising uncertainty

Simplybiz will open its post-Budget Advice Show to all financial services professionals for the...

House prices slide as wealthy buyers brace for Budget tax raid

House prices have recorded their sharpest November fall in more than a decade as...

Zoopla calls for abolition of stamp duty in evidence to MPs

Zoopla has urged MPs to consider abolishing stamp duty to boost housing mobility and...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over...
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COMMENT

Comment

Why energy efficiency is hiding mortgage portfolio risk

For years, ESG strategies across the UK mortgage sector have operated under a relatively straightforward principle: better Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings equal lower...

Affordability shocks and expiring deals: why the 2026 mortgage peak demands a holistic protection review

I speak to mortgage advisers and brokers every day, and one topic keeps coming up - the sheer number of mortgage deals coming to...

Why the FCA’s Protection Report is a wake-up call and a massive opportunity for advisers

According to Mortgage Advice Bureau, approximately 90% of all mortgages are secured through an adviser, and 80% of protection are sold via the same...

Bank Rate holds, but the pressure is building

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) last month at 3.75% provides another period of stability for the mortgage market,...

How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?

With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...

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News

UK residential property transactions fall in July as uncertainty weighs on market

UK residential property transactions declined in July on a seasonally adjusted basis as borrowing...
News

Zurich joins UnderwriteMe protection platform in limited rollout

Zurich has made its Personal Protection and Income Protection products available through UnderwriteMe's Protection...
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Access FS targets adviser expansion in five-year growth plan

Access Financial Services has unveiled a five-year strategy to expand its adviser network, develop...
Building Societies

Buckinghamshire BS introduces broker affordability calculator

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a residential affordability calculator intended to give mortgage brokers...

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