estate agents

Market set for Boxing Day rebound as prices tipped to rise in 2026

House prices ended 2025 lower than a year earlier after an unusually subdued second...

No acceleration in rental EPC improvements despite policy push

Rightmove’s 2025 Greener Homes Report indicates that the overall energy efficiency of UK homes...

Stamp duty receipts rise sharply as market shows signs of broad recovery

Stamp duty revenues increased substantially in the past financial year as activity returned to...

What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After...

Budget uncertainty deepened November slowdown in housing market

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey shows that the Autumn Budget did little...

OPDA calls on housing market to respond to proposed reforms

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has urged the industry to engage with the...

Zoopla: Rental demand slips as buyers return

Zoopla’s latest Rental Market Report shows the rental sector entering a new phase of...

Agents and brokers urged to guide landlords through tougher MEES changes

Lettings agents and mortgage brokers are expected to play a central role in preparing...

Midlands set to overtake London as house-price cycle shifts

House prices are forecast to record modest growth next year as falling inflation and...

Thirdfort adopts iProov identity checks in move to cut property fraud risk

Thirdfort has deployed iProov Dynamic Liveness across its compliance platform to combat identity fraud...

Prime London owners would need “severe downsizing” to avoid £2m mansion tax

The introduction of an annual levy on property value above £2 million has highlighted...

First Mortgage enters London market with KFH acquisition

First Mortgage has moved into the London mortgage market through its acquisition of estate...
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2026 will see the normalisation of AI across the mortgage industry

As we look ahead to 2026, there is one word that sits at the heart of how I feel about the mortgage industry: opportunity....

Starting well is easy… staying well is the work

January often arrives with good intentions. Fresh starts. New habits. A quiet promise to ourselves that this year will be different. And for many people,...

From one-off deal to lifetime client: why protection reviews keep you connected

When I first started out in the mortgage industry, I used to think the relationship naturally tapered off once a customer completed on their...

2026 forecasts: why advice will matter even more this year

As we move into 2026, mortgage rules are changing and the aim is clear to make it easier for borrowers to speak to lenders,...

Limited company buy-to-let moves centre stage

The 2025 Budget will be remembered for many things, but the slip-up that ironically saw the Office for Budget Responsibility figures released minutes before...

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Direct authorisation retreats as networks consolidate their grip on advice market

New FCA data points to a widening structural divide between directly authorised firms and...
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Early January sees sharp rise in demand for home mover services

Demand for home mover services jumped sharply in the first half of January, with...
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Coventry targets energy-efficient buy-to-let with new intermediary range

Coventry for intermediaries has launched a new range of buy-to-let products aimed at landlords...
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Brokers urge stronger borrowing education as near-prime demand grows

Brokers are calling for greater investment in financial education after reporting a sharp rise...

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