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House prices soar again: 1.3% rise pushes average home to nearly £300,000

UK house prices increased by 1.3% in November - the fifth consecutive month of...

Gatehouse Bank launches 2-year and 5-year fixed term buy-to-let products

Gatehouse Bank has launched new reduced 2-year and 5-year fixed term buy-to-let products and...

Precise launches new limited edition & BTL products

Precise, part of the OSB Group, has introduced new limited edition products which include...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts all fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced the pricing on all of its fixed rate mortgages. Reduced...

Zoopla forecasts buoyant housing market for 2025

The UK housing market is set to experience a significant rebound in 2025, with...

NatWest cuts rates and extends end dates

NatWest is making changes to its New Business, Existing Customer, and Additional Borrowing (ADBO)...

Green home renovations a priority to help improve energy efficiency as housing costs rise in November

Rent and mortgage spending grew 8.2% year-on-year in November and a 14 month high,...

Seven out of 10 brokers believe specialist mortgage market offers best ever opportunity

Seven out of 10 (72%) brokers believe the specialist market now presents a bigger...

First-time buyers face the toughest housing market in 50 years

New analysis from Mojo Mortgages reveals the stark realities first-time buyers are grappling with...

Mortgage search activity dropped in November

November saw a decline in mortgage search activity compared to October 2024, latest statistics...

Stonebridge launch conveyancing proposition for members

Stonebridge has entered into an exclusive partnership with Curve Conveyancing Solutions to supply a...

Leeds unveils game-changing Income Plus deals for first-time buyers

Leeds is rewriting the rulebook for first-time buyers with its Income Plus mortgages, designed...

Majority of IFAs voice discontent over Labour budget

Just a month after Rachel Reeves’s debut budget as Labour Chancellor, dissatisfaction is running...

Atom bank cuts interest rates on Prime residential range

Atom bank has cut rates by 0.10% across its Prime residential mortgage range as...
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Opinions & blogs

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Appointments

Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...
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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
First-time buyers

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
Later Life

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

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