estate agents

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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COMMENT

Comment

Why the FCA’s Protection Report is a wake-up call and a massive opportunity for advisers

According to Mortgage Advice Bureau, approximately 90% of all mortgages are secured through an adviser, and 80% of protection are sold via the same...

Bank Rate holds, but the pressure is building

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) last month at 3.75% provides another period of stability for the mortgage market,...

How are we supporting the next generation of first-time buyers?

With GCSE and A-level results out over the last fortnight, it feels like the right moment to ask a question the industry doesn't spend...

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

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Access FS targets adviser expansion in five-year growth plan

Access Financial Services has unveiled a five-year strategy to expand its adviser network, develop...
Building Societies

Buckinghamshire BS introduces broker affordability calculator

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a residential affordability calculator intended to give mortgage brokers...
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Guardian cuts average protection underwriting time to less than one day

Guardian reduced its average underwriting time to less than one day during the first...
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Second charge mortgage lending rises 16% in June

The value of new second charge mortgage business reached £205 million in June 2026,...

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