Homebuying

House prices edge higher but momentum remains fragile

UK house prices rose by 0.8% in August, taking the average property value to...

Conveyancing Association unveils 2026 conference theme and venue

The Conveyancing Association has confirmed that its 2026 Annual Conference will take place on...

CLC wins £750k grant to drive digital transformation of property transactions

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has secured almost £750,000 in government funding to...

Advisers report surge in client anxiety ahead of Budget

Financial advisers are reporting a sharp rise in client anxiety amid widespread speculation over...

Stamp Duty receipts climb 22%

Homebuyers paid £10.8bn in Stamp Duty between January and September this year, according to...

Commonhold and AI dominate debate at ALEP annual conference

The annual conference of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) drew more than...

UK house prices record second quarter of growth

UK house prices rose for a second consecutive quarter in 2025, underlining the housing...

Housing market holds firm but still falls short

The UK property market has shown signs of resilience this autumn but remains too...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when...

FCA calls on banks to ‘break the spell’ of romance scams

Banks and payment firms must do more to identify and intervene in cases of...

Digital ID cards could be transformative for the UK

With identity verification now being introduced across government - from Companies House and the...

Roland McCormack on driving transformation in the mortgage market

The Teams window flickers into life and then Roland McCormack appears in the bottom...

Housing market stalls as buyers await Autumn Budget clarity

Uncertainty surrounding the government’s forthcoming Autumn Budget has prompted a slowdown in housing market...

Govt’s homebuying reform ‘could cut buying times by four weeks’

The government’s proposed overhaul of the homebuying process could save first-time buyers an average...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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Just Mortgages self-employed division nears 500 advisers after 10 years

Just Mortgages is celebrating 10 years of its self-employed division after growing from just...

Ageas teams up with Source Insurance

Ageas UK has joined Source's Insurance panel, expanding access to its home insurance products...

Buyer demand falls 15% year-on-year

Political uncertainty and higher borrowing costs have led to a 15% year-on-year fall in...

Mortgage Advice Bureau hires new group CFO

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has named Jo Stent as its next group chief financial...

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