Economy

Prime London property market cools as tax fears and rising stock weigh on prices

London’s prime housing market weakened further in September as rising stock levels, slower sales...

Government pledges ongoing support for MIMHC as Charity Ball raises £50,000

The UK Government has pledged to continue working closely with the Mortgage Industry Mental...

Air warns base rate pause heightens mortgage shock risk for older borrowers

Later life lending platform Air has warned that the Bank of England’s decision to...

Loft conversions can add a quarter to home values

Homeowners who extend upwards are reaping the biggest rewards, with new data from Nationwide...

The Recruitment Franchise Group reports strongest September in years

Rayner Personnel, part of The Recruitment Franchise Group, has hailed September 2025 as the...

Vida profits surge as new banking licence powers record lending growth

Vida Group Holdings, the specialist mortgage lender which secured its full banking licence late...

New-build sales slump 62% as buyers await price stability

Sales of new-build homes have fallen sharply this year despite improved mortgage availability and...

Want to Sell by Christmas? You’ll Need to List by 23 October

If you’re hoping to hang your stockings in a new living room this Christmas,...

Public alarm sounds over Capital Gains Tax reform

A proposed reform that would apply Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to main residences has...

Retail spending slows as shoppers brace for Budget pressures

Retail spending growth slowed in September as households reined in discretionary purchases ahead of...

Voters favour green belt protection over stamp duty cuts

Public confidence in the Government’s handling of the housing crisis has fallen sharply, with...

What the 2025 Party Conferences told us about property

Key housing and property policy developments from all four major UK political party conferences...

Stamp duty reform faces early pushback

Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to abolish stamp duty on home sales, which she described last...

Mortgage industry gears up for Take Me Home 25 Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what is shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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