New build

Construction output rises in Q2 but new orders slump

UK construction output rose in the second quarter of 2025 but a sharp fall...

Bellway renews call for Help to Buy as housing recovery stalls

Housebuilder Bellway says the UK housing market recovery has “stalled” over summer, renewing its...

Just Mortgages gains access to Gen H’s New Build Boost

Just Mortgages’ specialist new build division has secured access to the New Build Boost...

Midlands market towns offer best value for first-time buyers

First-time buyers are getting more market town for their money in the Midlands, with...

Top 12 potential sites for New Towns revealed in landmark planning study

A new report by national property consultancy Carter Jonas has identified 12 of the...

Gen H partners with Sesame to broaden distribution

Gen H has added mortgage network Sesame to its distribution panel, marking the latest...

Three ‘quick fixes’ proposed to ease UK housing crisis

The Government could take three immediate steps to ease the UK’s chronic housing crisis,...

Criticism and uncertainty surround launch of Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ mortgage scheme

Rachel Reeves is expected to launch Labour’s Freedom to Buy scheme tomorrow, a permanent...

OneDome appoints head of new homes and partnerships

OneDome has appointed Mobeen Akram as head of new homes and partnerships, in order...

Santander supports new build buyers with revised lending criteria

Santander UK has updated its affordability calculations for new build homes which should allow...

Nationwide raises LTV ceiling on new builds to 95%

Nationwide is set to increase the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) on new build houses to...

Gen H lowers New Build Boost rate to 5.95%

Gen H has announced a rate reduction on its New Build Boost mortgage product,...

Newcastle boosts new build flat support with higher LTV move

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced a significant policy shift that raises the maximum loan-to-value...

The Darlington unveils 95% LTV Rate Reducer for non-London new-build

Darlington Building Society has launched a suite of five-year fixed-rate mortgages offering up to...
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COMMENT

Comment

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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Compliance

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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