Economy

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as...

Stress and costs leave one in five reluctant to move

A growing number of Britons are ruling themselves out of the housing market as...

Call to raise lifetime ISA limits for first-time buyers

Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to overhaul the Lifetime ISA scheme ahead of...

Average mortgage rate falls below 5% for first time in a month

The average UK mortgage rate has dipped below 5% for the first time in...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

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

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of...

Labour plan could see ‘affordable homes’ sold to private buyers

Labour is reportedly preparing to let developers sell off newly built “affordable homes” to...

CHL Mortgages to host post-Budget analysis webinar for brokers

Brokers seeking clarity on the government’s Autumn Budget will have the chance to hear...

Budget via the rumour mill creates no bread for anyone

We are now less than a month away from the Autumn Budget, and yet...

Housemate horrors push young renters towards home ownership

Nine in 10 young renters say they’ve endured a “housemate horror”, according to new...

Buyers Face £2.2m price tag to secure a slice of history this Halloween

Aspiring homeowners looking to live like royalty this Halloween may find the dream of...

UTB backs FMB initiative to turn small builders into future developers

United Trust Bank has joined forces with the Federation of Master Builders to support...

Aspiring homeowners held back by prices, confidence and lack of advice

Despite strong demand for homeownership, many aspiring buyers remain unable to take the first...

Chancellor to face ethics probe after renting out family home

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has referred herself to the independent ethics adviser after admitting she...

COMMENT

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...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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Northern regions lead rise in Land Registry activity

Property transaction activity is strengthening more quickly in northern England and the Midlands than...

Middle-aged workers face similar financial strain to younger employees

Financial pressures remain widespread well into employees' peak earning years, with debt and housing...

VAS overhauls valuation platform with new lender and broker dashboards

VAS has rebuilt its lender and broker dashboards as part of a wider programme...

Poor EPC ratings seen as growing threat to property saleability

Almost three-quarters of consumers believe homes with weaker energy-efficiency ratings could become harder to...

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