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Aberdeen tops UK rankings for single homebuyer affordability

Aberdeen is the most affordable city in the UK for single people looking to...

First-time buyers ‘closer than they think’ to owning a home

Most wannabe first-time buyers may be far closer to homeownership than they realise according...

Britain’s post-war generation reaches 80 with longer lives and new financial pressures

The first wave of babies born after the Second World War turns 80 this...

Average UK house price breaks £300k as market steadies at start of 2026

House prices rose in January, reversing December’s decline and pushing the average UK property...

Housing market yet to pick up pace after budget

Two-thirds of property professionals say the housing market is no busier than it was...

One in three first-time buyers house-hunting with deposits of at least 25%

A significant minority of first-time buyers searching for mortgages are entering the market with...

House price growth ticks up as affordability boosts buyers

UK house price growth edged higher in January with values rising modestly as improving...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic...

UK housing market steadies as tax-driven volatility fades

UK property transactions stabilised at the end of 2025, with residential sales holding firm...

Mortgage pressure eases as rates fall

Mortgage affordability is on track to return to levels last seen in 2021 offering...

Housing market steadies as rates fall and choice rises

Buyer confidence is returning to the UK housing market at the start of 2026...

NatWest launches 6 x income and broker WhatsApp support

NatWest is giving buyers and remortgagers a major lift increasing loan-to-income (LTI) limits for...

Lifetime mortgage home improvement boom

Half of new lifetime mortgage customers used property wealth to fund home improvements in...

Millions of young adults move back home to save for first property

More than 12 million people aged between 18 and 40 have lived with family...
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COMMENT

Comment

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,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

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Virgin Money raises selected mortgage rates by up to 75bps

Virgin Money is increasing selected purchase, remortgage, buy-to-let and product transfer rates from Thursday...
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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...
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Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...
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Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

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