Homebuying

Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level since December 2023

Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 56,200 in May, down from 66,000 in...

Political clarity should benefit homebuyers

It’s been another positive week for the mortgage market, with lenders continuing to reduce...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England...

Homebuying reforms aim to cut delays and reduce failed property sales

The government has unveiled a package of reforms designed to speed up the homebuying...

Homebuyers call for overhaul of property transaction process

Almost four in five home movers believe the homebuying process in England and Wales...

Bank holds rates at 3.75%

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% today despite inflation remaining...

Manchester leads decade-long house price boom as London lags

Manchester has recorded the strongest house price growth of any major British city over...

Price cuts signal more competitive market for brokers

House sellers have made the biggest June price reduction in 14 years as higher...

Royal London pays record £821m in protection claims 

Royal London paid a record £821m in protection claims during 2025, supporting more than...

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for...

Hackathons test property data sharing in homebuying push

Proptech firms have tested how property data can be shared across the home-moving process...
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Technology

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

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Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...
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Check launches mortgage readiness tool for prospective borrowers

Check.co.uk has added a mortgage readiness feature to its app, bringing together credit, affordability,...
charity

Yorkshire BS team raises £1,000 with 198km treadmill challenge

Seven Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have completed a 198km treadmill ultramarathon to raise money...
marketing

Square 1 Media joins Momenti Group’s Observatory as corporate partner

Square 1 Media has become a corporate partner of The Observatory, the mortgage market...

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