Property

Landlords buying from landlords as BTL purchases hit 10-year high

Landlord purchases have climbed to their highest level in a decade although the latest...

Affordability widens north-south mortgage divide

A growing affordability gap is fuelling an increasingly pronounced north-south divide in the housing...

Incept partners with Fortegra on title insurance launch

Insurtech platform Incept has partnered with global specialty insurer Fortegra to launch a new...

Landlords brace for RRA impact as tenant stability holds firm

Landlords are preparing for significant change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 comes into force with...

Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

Gatehouse cuts expat buy-to-let rates

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates on its 2-year fixed buy-to-let products for UK expats...

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...

Russell Quirk calls out broken transaction system

UK mortgage and property professionals have been urged to rethink the homebuying process after Russell...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

Rates rise but mortgage market holds firm

The mortgage market is showing resilience despite a sharp rise in borrowing costs with...

Landlords shift to interest-only as rates climb above 5%

Buy-to-let landlords are rapidly changing borrowing strategies as mortgage rates climb with a growing...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief...

Buying still £500 cheaper than renting despite rates above 5%

Mortgage affordability continues to outperform renting despite rates pushing back above 5%, as lenders...
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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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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,...
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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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