Housing

Healey takes Treasury as Burnham puts housing among early priorities with Rayner appointment

John Healey was appointed chancellor of the exchequer last night as new prime minister...

New builds coming to market at lowest level since 2017

The number of new build housing developments coming to market is at its lowest...

Housing market slowdown shows signs of easing, says RICS

The UK housing market continued to show weak momentum in June, although the latest...

House prices see first increase in four months

House prices increased for the first time in four months during June, rising by...

Top proptech providers join forces

Four of the UK’s leading Proptech providers – LMS, Landmark Information Group, InfoTrack and...

Stamp Duty could be holding back 300,000 home movers

Stamp Duty costs could be preventing more than 300,000 owner-occupied homes from coming to...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed...

Residential transactions up 17% in May despite ongoing uncertainty

UK residential property transactions rose 17% in May 2026 compared with the same month...

Hot weather prompts homeowners to rethink cooling costs and property choices

Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing...

With great power comes great responsibility

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

Manchester leads decade-long house price boom as London lags

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

InCol targets climate reporting challenge

InCol Intelligence has launched an automated climate risk reporting platform designed to help UK...

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

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

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
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COMMENT

Comment

Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

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Foundation raises income multiples for higher-earning mortgage borrowers

Foundation Home Loans has increased the amount higher-earning residential borrowers can access under changes...
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Wealthy Advisers Club funds £997 wellbeing retreat place to MIMHC

The Wealthy Advisers Club has donated a fully funded place at its inaugural Digital...
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Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...
Later Life

LiveMore launches mortgage podcast for brokers and advisers

LiveMore has launched a podcast series covering developments in the specialist and later-life lending...

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