Regulation

Paradigm Protect partners with Defaqto to strengthen product switching oversight

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection arm of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has launched a...

The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under...

Government urged to ease court bottlenecks as eviction delays hit housing supply

The government is being urged to intervene to tackle mounting delays in the County...

Most landlords unaware who the housing minister is

The majority of landlords remain in the dark about who currently serves as housing...

Families to save hundreds as Government unveils homebuying overhaul

Families buying and selling homes in England could save hundreds of pounds and weeks...

Reeves seeks outsider to lead Britain’s banking watchdog

Rachel Reeves is preparing to launch a search for a heavyweight outsider to lead...

Specialist lenders warn on confidence, renters’ reforms and stamp duty at Brightstar Expo panel debate

At the Brightstar Group Specialist Lending Expo today some of the UK’s leading figures...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

Marsden relaxes restrictions on mortgage applicants with international ties

Marsden Building Society has eased its stance on mortgage applications linked to countries deemed...

Inflation accelerates as non-food prices climb and new tax pressures loom

Shop price inflation picked up pace in September, rising to 1.4% from 0.9% in...

Reeves: Social housing must play a major role in tackling crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that social housing will be central to Labour’s plans...

SM Advice assembles powerhouse advisory board

SM Advice has unveiled a heavyweight strategic advisory board to help steer its expansion...
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COMMENT

Comment

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

Brokers are losing the attention battle 1,000 to 3

Take a client you placed on a 5-year fix last year. Over the life of that deal, their bank is now planning to contact...

Triple lock or no triple lock? That is not the question

The debate over the State Pension triple lock has returned. But perhaps the more important question is what the debate tells us about the...

Your clients have already asked AI

The FCA published research on 27 August showing that 56% of 18- to 40-year-olds who hold or are considering investments say they trust AI...

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Buy-to-let

Rents set to rise by up to 5% as supply falls

UK rental growth is accelerating again as higher mortgage rates keep would-be first-time buyers...
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Buy-to-let company formations fall as landlord incorporation boom slows

The number of new buy-to-let companies being established has fallen this year as the...
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Mortgage sector wellbeing improves but burnout risks persist

Mental wellbeing across the mortgage industry has improved over the past year, although long...
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Cyber attacks on property businesses rise 17% as hackers target client data

Cyber attacks against UK property services businesses increased by 17% last year as agents...

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