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Housemate horrors push young renters towards home ownership

Nine in 10 young renters say they’ve endured a “housemate horror”, according to new...

Buyers Face £2.2m price tag to secure a slice of history this Halloween

Aspiring homeowners looking to live like royalty this Halloween may find the dream of...

UTB backs FMB initiative to turn small builders into future developers

United Trust Bank has joined forces with the Federation of Master Builders to support...

Aspiring homeowners held back by prices, confidence and lack of advice

Despite strong demand for homeownership, many aspiring buyers remain unable to take the first...

Mortgage lending surges to seven-month high as borrowing costs ease

Mortgage lending rose sharply in September as homebuyers took advantage of easing borrowing costs...

House prices edge higher but momentum remains fragile

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

Parents fear children will never be able to retire

More than 15 million UK parents believe their children may never be able to...

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...

Housing market stalls as buyers await Autumn Budget clarity

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

Prime London property market cools as tax fears and rising stock weigh on prices

London’s prime housing market weakened further in September as rising stock levels, slower sales...

Growing financial divide between larger and smaller home returns

Homeowners selling detached houses have made average capital gains of £122,500 in the past...

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...

IMLA back overhaul of home buying system amid call for clarity and professionalism

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has welcomed the government’s consultation on reforming the home...
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Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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,...

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MorganAsh launches calculator to help firms estimate scale of customer vulnerability

MorganAsh has launched a calculator designed to help financial services firms gauge how many...
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Average mortgage rate reaches 5.50% as market reprices

The average mortgage rate tracked by Moneyfacts has climbed to 5.50% for the first...
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RSM UK urges action as house price growth stalls and transactions fall

RSM UK is calling for stamp duty reform and more support for first-time buyers...
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Clydesdale Bank raises selected residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing a number of residential and buy-to-let product transfer rates from...

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