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Market holds steady despite global tensions but rates edge higher

The housing market has remained stable through March but rising mortgage rates and growing...

Mortgage market outlook uncertain as demand weakens

The UK housing and mortgage market continues to face uncertain conditions as geopolitical tensions...

Purplebricks founders stage return under Dunstone-backed deal

The founders of Purplebricks are set to return to the business in a surprise...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they...

The UK’s conveyancing conundrum explained

Why is conveyancing so slow in the UK? The average property transaction now takes...

Foxtons financial services revenue climbs 10%

Foxtons increased revenue from its financial services division by 10% in 2025, supported by...

HM Land Registry outlines support after PM Law closure

HM Land Registry has set out the action it is taking to support home...

Brighton rent surge sharpens buy-to-let focus

A 15% surge in Brighton rents during 2025 is likely to sharpen broker focus...

Buyers gain edge as listings rise

February is on track to record the highest number of new property listings for...

Connells drives £33bn lending as profits jump 19%

Connells Group generated £33.3bn of mortgage lending in 2025 as group profits surged 19%...

Skipton grows mortgage book to £33bn

Skipton Group increased its mortgage balances to £33.3bn in 2025, with a record 50%...

The conveyancing power of sales-ready packs

Conveyancing is stressful – and I'm not just talking about the poor customer experience....

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...
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COMMENT

Comment

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

Expat buy-to-let: a smaller world, a bigger picture

There has been no shortage of gloomy commentary about buy-to-let of late, so you might wonder why anyone living overseas would want to invest...

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

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