House prices

Buyers gain edge as listings rise

February is on track to record the highest number of new property listings for...

Second charge lending tops £2.14bn

The UK second charge mortgage market surpassed £2.14bn in new lending during 2025 with...

Academics warn housing shortage is entrenching poverty as affordability pressures mount

A shortage of social and affordable housing is trapping lower income families in poverty...

Stamp Duty receipts climb to £899m in subdued January market

Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally...

Average mortgage payments down £119 year-on-year

The average monthly mortgage payment for a new homebuyer has fallen by £119 over...

The Yorkshire urges shift towards repurposing to unlock 2.5m homes

Yorkshire Building Society has called for a fundamental rethink of housing policy, arguing that...

Connells drives £33bn lending as profits jump 19%

Connells Group generated £33.3bn of mortgage lending in 2025 as group profits surged 19%...

UK house prices rise 2.5% as sales market steadies

UK house prices increased 2.5% in the year to November 2025, signalling firmer conditions...

House prices pause after strongest January start since 2020

Asking prices for newly listed homes were effectively flat in February, edging down by...

Sellers willing to pay £300 to secure property sales

Nine in 10 homeowners would be prepared to pay around £300 upfront to help...

Manchester movers rethink upsizing as costs bite

Rising mortgage rates and stamp duty bills are prompting Manchester families to shelve plans...

Green shoots for housing market as confidence rebounds

Surveyors are reporting the clearest signs yet that the housing slowdown may be bottoming...

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...
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Conveyancing

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

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 and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

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Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

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More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

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Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...

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