First-time buyers

More help needed for prospective homebuyers

50% of current homeowners with a mortgage had support in getting onto the property...

Halifax predicts “gradual” decline in house prices

Halifax has reported that average house prices fell by -0.3% in July, a fourth...

Foundation Home Loans launches new Key Worker range

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its owner-occupied proposition through the launch of products with...

Leeds improves higher LTV short-term fixed rate

Leeds Building Society has improved a range of its short term fixed rate products,...

Many renters putting off their buying plans

With raising rates and high inflation dominating the headlines over the past year, many...

Majority of property professionals confident about 2024

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has found that almost three...

Rise in interest-only mortgage searches

Data from Legal & General’s Ignite platform has shown that there has been an...

Pepper Money launches mortgages for First Homes scheme

Pepper Money has expanded its affordable home ownership proposition with the launch of its...

Leeds BS launches online tool for prospective first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society, in partnership with fintech company Life Moments, has launched an online...

Prospective homebuyers lack understanding of cost and fees

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) has found that 24% of UK homeowners...

The power of TikTok in reaching a younger audience

Whether it be house prices, rising interest rates, or product withdrawals, the mortgage market...

New partnership for New Homes Mortgages

Specialist new build brokers, New Homes Mortgages, is partnering with IMAC NE to further...

The Leeds unveils savings incentive for shared ownership borrowers

Leeds Building Society has launched a savings product specifically designed to support shared ownership...

Sharp rise in EPC-related product searches

UK homeowners are increasingly reassessing their mortgage options due to recent interest rate activity. Searches...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

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...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Latest news

Later life lending must become ‘mainstream priority’, following FCA reform speech

Will Hale, chief executive of Key Advice & Air, has urged the mortgage industry...

FRP expands with acquisition of Arc & Co

FRP has strengthened its presence in the real-estate finance market with the acquisition of...

Metro Bank cuts rates and returns to 80% buy-to-let lending

Metro Bank has made further cuts across its residential, near-prime and buy-to-let product ranges,...

Conveybuddy appoints new business development executive

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed Connor Nixon as its new business development executive, strengthening...

PROFILES