Homebuying

Budget’s £2m property levy prompts valuation warning

High-value homeowners are being urged not to attempt artificial reductions to their property valuations...

2-year mortgage fixes dominate as borrowers bet on falling rates

Nearly half of mortgage customers were searching for 2-year fixed-rate deals last month as...

Click2Check joins OPDA as drive for open property data gathers pace

Click2Check, a credit, anti-money-laundering and Open Banking provider used by financial advisers, mortgage intermediaries,...

Brokers warn of lending gap to non-UK residents

Brokers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure finance for non-UK residents with new...

Mortgage searches fall by 14.64% after Budget shake up

Twenty7tec’s latest data shows that November brought a clear pause in borrower behaviour, with...

House price growth eases but market shows resilience

UK house price growth slowed in November according to the latest Nationwide House Price...

BNPL habits risk derailing FTB mortgage hopes

Britain’s rapid uptake of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services is putting a growing...

Public backs Mansion Tax but doubts its impact

Most homeowners support the Government’s new Mansion Tax but remain sceptical about how it...

Conveyancers in AI push to speed up property transactions

Artificial intelligence use among residential conveyancers has doubled in the past year, according to...

Mortgage demand softens as households shift to savings

Mortgage borrowing slowed in October as UK households retrenched and businesses sharply cut back...

Property deals edge higher but non-residential market still lagging

UK property transactions picked up in October, with residential activity reaching its strongest level...

Q&A: Mark Tosetti, CAL

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Mark Tosetti, CEO of CAL and director of...

Southern house prices slip as tax fears hit demand

House prices have fallen year-on-year across southern England for the first time in 18...

AUTUMN BUDGET: Further damage to buy-to-let investors

Yesterday’s Budget represented yet another decisive step in the dismantling of the traditional buy-to-let...
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COMMENT

Comment

Why the collapse of US auto finance lenders matters for UK mortgages

You might wonder why a car loans provider across the Atlantic has anything to do with UK mortgages – on the face of it,...

There’s no room for complacency, it’s time for collaboration

Last year the government announced a proposal to reform the home-buying system in a bid to speed up the property transaction process, cut costs...

Lenders that adapt to customer and broker needs will be the winners

For UK mortgage brokers, the choice of lender partner has never been more important. In a market shaped by fluctuating rates, evolving regulation and increasing...

First-time landlords and first-time buyers are still entering the market

Despite the upheaval, new entrants have not vanished. First-time landlords are still active and, according to Hamptons, millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are...

36 more pay cheques before you’re made redundant

Imagine getting that email in your inbox first thing this morning! I tell you what: for the sake of another thought-provoking, rib-jabbing article, let's pretend...

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