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First-time buyer homes outpace wider market as affordability improves

First-time buyers are paying more for their homes than they were a year ago...

Stamp duty receipts rise to £9.3bn – but signs of a peak emerge

Homebuyers have paid £9.3 billion in stamp duty between January and August, a 20.6%...

2.5 million homeowners could move if stamp duty scrapped

Around 2.5 million homeowners could be freed to move house if Conservative Party plans...

Roma Finance completes £1.5m four-day auction loan

Roma Finance has completed a £1.5 million bridging loan in four days to fund...

INDUSTRY REACTION: Badenoch pledges to scrap stamp duty in bid to revive homeownership

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty on home sales, describing it as...

Santander calls for homebuying reforms as young buyers bear the brunt of broken system

Younger buyers and families are suffering most from England and Wales’s outdated homebuying process,...

Borrower confidence returns as mortgage applications surge, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose sharply in September as borrowers took advantage of falling rates, according...

Wales leads UK for rental yields as returns strengthen in Q3

Wales has extended its lead as the UK’s top-yielding region for landlords, according to...

UTB and Iron Bridge mark decade-long partnership delivering more than 550 homes

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Iron Bridge Finance are marking a decade of collaboration...

Advisers urged to upskill as later life lending offers lifeline amid sector strain

Recruitment and retention challenges across the mortgage advice sector are adding to the pressure...

CapitalRise joins BDLA to strengthen collaboration in specialist lending

CapitalRise has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA), becoming the latest lender...

Atom bank widens access to Growth Guarantee Scheme loans

Atom bank has broadened its lending criteria under the government-backed Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS),...

StreamBank joins Synergy Commercial Finance lender panel

StreamBank has joined the lender panel of Synergy Commercial Finance, giving the network’s appointed...

Norton Group strengthens leadership with head of risk and compliance hire

Norton Group has appointed Emma-Jayne Savory as head of risk and compliance, marking the...
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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

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Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

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The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...
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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

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