Homebuying

Developers urge Chancellor to plug ‘gaping hole’ in FTB support

Housebuilders have called on the Chancellor to use Wednesday’s Budget to revive support for...

Estate agency boss calls for investment and incentives as Budget speculation centres on tax rises

A leading London estate agency chief has warned that the government risks undermining the...

Surveyors warn property tax plans risk ‘chaos’

Surveyors have urged the Chancellor to use Wednesday’s Budget to set out how any...

Rightmove: Budget uncertainty weighs on upper-end sales

Fresh data from Rightmove indicates that mounting speculation over tax changes in tomorrow’s Budget...

Council Tax revaluation plan risks unsettling market

Revaluing properties in the top three council tax bands could prove costly and disruptive....

AUTUMN BUDGET: Industry braces for impact

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is due to deliver the second highly anticipated Autumn Budget...

Houzecheck launches “Bruce the Beaver” to drive brand recognition in surveying

Proptech firm Houzecheck is introducing a new mascot, Bruce the Beaver, in a bid...

AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for...

North–South divide widens in UK’s most affordable towns

New research from Zoopla shows a deepening divide in housing affordability with the most...

Budget uncertainty stalls plans for almost a fifth of home-movers

Speculation over property tax reforms in the upcoming Autumn Budget is prompting thousands of...

London buyers pay almost £25bn in stamp duty in a decade

London homebuyers have paid nearly £25bn in stamp duty over the past 10 years...

Affordability edges up as wage growth outpaces house prices

UK housing affordability is expected to improve again next year, with the national house-price-to-income...

Financial education boosts demand for protection insurance

Young adults who receive financial education are significantly more likely to buy protection insurance...

Rents rise twice as fast as house prices

Private rents are continuing to rise at nearly double the pace of house prices...
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COMMENT

Comment

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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News

Millions unclear on cost of credit as gaps in financial understanding persist

Millions of UK adults are using credit without fully understanding borrowing costs or how...
House prices

UK house price growth slows as London slips into decline

HM Land Registry’s latest UK House Price Index shows the average property price across...
Regulation

FCA to extend conduct rules to cover bullying and harassment

Mortgage brokers, lenders and other regulated firms will have to tighten their internal conduct...
New build

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

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