House prices

London’s luxury lettings market surges 154% as wealthy tenants opt to rent

London’s prime lettings market has more than doubled in size during the first half...

3.3 million households locked out of home ownership

More than three million households have been priced out of home ownership since the...

Jitty launches mortgage-linked budget calculator with L&C

Jitty, the AI-driven homebuying platform, has teamed up with L&C Mortgages to launch what...

Mortgage brokers bullish on rate cuts

More than half of mortgage brokers (52%) say they expect at least two cuts...

Former Nikko chief warns CGT on homes would punish owners

A leading City figure has warned that imposing capital gains tax (CGT) on primary...

Rightmove warns property tax reforms could stall housing market

Rightmove has warned the government that proposed changes to property taxation risk distorting the...

Bradford retains crown as UK’s leading property hotspot

Bradford has once again been named the country’s most in-demand housing market, topping OnTheMarket’s...

House prices post strongest rise in over a year as rental growth cools

UK house prices recorded their fastest annual growth in more than a year in...

Reeves mulls Capital Gains Tax on high-value homes as Treasury seeks £40bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on high-value...

Commuter hotspots offer affordability lifeline as office returns pick up

With more employees heading back into the office commuting is once again shaping homebuying...

Housing stock grows as solar panels and EV chargers take root

England’s housing stock has grown by more than two million homes in the past...

Croydon tops list of most in-demand locations among UK homebuyers

Croydon has emerged as the most popular location for homebuyers across the UK, according...

Younger generations look to pensions and property for retirement security

Millennials and Generation Z are increasingly turning to both pensions and property to secure...

East Midlands newbuild prices fall as developers respond to weaker demand

The average asking price of newbuild homes coming to market in the East Midlands...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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