Economy

Households need more than £740,000 for 25 years of financial independence

The average UK household would need savings of £743,338 to achieve 25 years of...

L&C breaks through million mortgage application milestone

L&C Mortgages has now submitted over a million mortgage applications since it launched over...

Together lifts loan book to record £7.9bn as profits rise

Together Financial Services reported a record loan book and higher profits for the year...

Southern buyers gain most from easing mortgage rates and static prices

Buyers in London and the south of England are seeing the greatest improvements in...

Prime London market stalls over summer

The prime London housing market slowed over the summer, with sales volumes and achieved...

Rugby World Cup legend to host MIMHC Charity Ball 2025

Rugby World Cup winner and sporting icon Will Greenwood MBE has been confirmed as...

Antiquated homebuying system costs UK economy £1.5bn a year

The UK’s outdated homebuying process is draining at least £1.5 billion annually from consumers...

LSL’s Financial Services arm drives growth in first-half results

LSL Property Services has reported steady first-half results, with its Financial Services division continuing...

Self-employed workers would switch to a salaried job to get a mortgage

The majority of self-employed workers would switch to a salaried job to get a...

Six million tenants preparing to step onto housing ladder

Millions of future first-time buyers are waiting to take their first step on the...

UK house price growth slows as affordability pressures persist

Average UK house prices rose by 2.8% in the year to July 2025, reaching...

United Trust Bank grows property development team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has bolstered it property development division as the bank continues...

Fleet Mortgages Launches new 2-year cashbacks

Fleet Mortgages has launched of three new 65% LTV 2-year fixed-rate products with cashback...

Hinckley & Rugby’s mortgage deals available throughout Scotland

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has announced its residential mortgage products are now available...

COMMENT

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...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

Latest news

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...

Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...

Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

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

NatWest begins digital mortgage completions with PEXA rollout

NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step...

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