Property

Property auctions post strong March as sales and funds raised climb

Property auction activity gathered pace in March, with both sales volumes and money raised...

Scotland attracts rising interest from GCC property buyers

Scotland is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Gulf buyers looking at UK property,...

Market stalls as rates surge on Middle East tensions

The UK housing market lost momentum in March with rising borrowing costs and geopolitical...

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

TRM hires compliance manager to strengthen AR support

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Samantha Roe as compliance manager, bolstering...

Black & White nears £500m lending milestone

Black & White Bridging is closing in on £500m of lending just five years...

Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...

Property transactions rebound from January dip

UK property transactions picked up in February but activity remains below last year’s levels...

New towns plan may help supply but risks falling short, says former RICS chair

The government’s announcement of seven proposed new towns has been broadly welcomed as a...

Rate rises squeeze demand as brokers lean on ‘needs-based’ borrowers

Rising mortgage costs driven by global uncertainty are beginning to weigh on borrower demand...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over...

Solar and heat pump rules could push up mortgage prices

New rules forcing developers to install solar panels and low-carbon heating systems on most...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual...
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COMMENT

Comment

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

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Property

Net zero rules targeted in housebuilding shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged to strip as much as £50,000 from the cost of...
affordability

Tories put stamp duty abolition at heart of housing shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing...
Appointments

Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...
events

Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...

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