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Barclays cuts mortgage rates below 4%

Barclays is set to reduce mortgage rates by as much as 38 basis points...

ModaMortgages cuts rates by up to 20bps across buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has cut rates by up to 20bps across its buy-to-let range. The reduction means...

Nationwide lowers income threshold for Helping Hand

Nationwide Building Society has reduced the minimum income requirement for sole applicants using its...

Barclays offers zero deposit mortgage for Right to Buy applicants

Barclays will no longer require a deposit from borrowers purchasing a home under the...

The Right Mortgage adds Loughborough BS to its lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has expanded its lending panel with the addition...

Remortgage activity surges while two-year fixes fall out of favour

The UK mortgage market showed signs of shifting sentiment in March, according to the...

UK house prices dip in March despite strong regional growth

UK house prices recorded a sharper-than-expected monthly fall in March, declining by 0.5% -...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return...

Stamp duty shock: MAB calls for lender innovation to meet FTB demand

Following the Stamp Duty threshold returning to 2014 levels today, Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB)...

Completions hit record highs in last five days

Completion volumes surged to unprecedented levels in the final days of March, with estimates...

Propertymark calls for urgent stamp duty reform as threshold changes take effect

Propertymark has urged the UK Government to reform stamp duty thresholds to reflect current...

Property transactions forecast to rise by almost 30% by 2030

More people will be buying and selling homes over the next five years, with...

Precise launches its highest ever LTV products and slashes residential rates

Precise has made a range of improvements to its residential proposition with cheaper pricing...

Santander cuts affordability rates following FCA guidance

Santander UK has become the first major lender to reduce its residential mortgage affordability...

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Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

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OneFamily renews call for lifetime ISA reforms to help first-time buyers

OneFamily has renewed its call for reforms to the lifetime ISA, urging the government...

Landlords pin hopes on commonhold to curb rising charges

Landlords are broadly optimistic that a shift to commonhold could lead to lower service...

Access FS adds 3mc to mortgage panel to support complex cases

Access Financial Services has added 3mc to its mortgage panel in a move aimed...

Propertymark: New build prices slide in key regions

Average asking prices for newly built homes in the South West fell sharply over...

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