Economy

Property chains adding £2k to moves

Property chains are adding more than £2,000 to the average cost of moving with...

Home of Mortgages taps Street to turbocharge referrals

Home of Mortgages has become one of the first nationwide firms to integrate with...

AIIC ramps up SlothMove stake to 92% in broker push

AIIC Group has increased its stake in home-moving tech platform SlothMove from 50% to...

Buy-to-let growth matches first-time buyers as demand holds

Buy-to-let lending is expanding at the same pace as first-time buyers and home movers,...

Record surge in buy-to-let companies as landlords pivot

A record 66,587 buy-to-let limited companies were incorporated in 2025 due to more landlords...

House prices pause after strongest January start since 2020

Asking prices for newly listed homes were effectively flat in February, edging down by...

Sellers willing to pay £300 to secure property sales

Nine in 10 homeowners would be prepared to pay around £300 upfront to help...

Court delays stretch to 27 weeks as Section 21 exit looms

Landlords are facing the longest court delays in more than two decades despite a...

Manchester movers rethink upsizing as costs bite

Rising mortgage rates and stamp duty bills are prompting Manchester families to shelve plans...

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes -...

Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds

Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...

AML regime ‘costing billions with little return’

Global anti-money laundering rules are imposing vast costs on banks while recovering less than...

HSBC UK to host Spring Budget economy webinars for intermediaries

HSBC UK is inviting brokers to join a series of economy update webinars focused...

Mortgage arrears set to hit record lows despite rate shock

Mortgage arrears are forecast to fall further over the next two years even as...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 8

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Off-plan sales hit 12-year low as costs squeeze housebuilders

The share of new homes sold off-plan has fallen to its lowest level since...

Olympic medalist Fatima Whitbread backs MIMHC Walk and Talk

Olympic medallist and former world record holder Fatima Whitbread MBE has thrown her support...

First-time buyers turn to renovation homes as affordability pressures bite

First-time buyers are increasingly choosing cheaper homes in need of renovation as affordability pressures...

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