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Loft conversions can add a quarter to home values

Homeowners who extend upwards are reaping the biggest rewards, with new data from Nationwide...

Vida profits surge as new banking licence powers record lending growth

Vida Group Holdings, the specialist mortgage lender which secured its full banking licence late...

New-build sales slump 62% as buyers await price stability

Sales of new-build homes have fallen sharply this year despite improved mortgage availability and...

Public alarm sounds over Capital Gains Tax reform

A proposed reform that would apply Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to main residences has...

Access FS launches equality council to drive inclusion

Access FS has established a new Equality Council aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion...

What the 2025 Party Conferences told us about property

Key housing and property policy developments from all four major UK political party conferences...

Gen H names new sales and distribution director

Gen H has appointed Sara Palmer as its new sales and distribution director. Reporting to...

Housebuilders launch new equity loan scheme to boost homeownership

A group of UK housebuilders have joined forces with lenders and asset managers to...

Millennials lead new wave of buy-to-let landlords as southern markets cool

Millennials have overtaken older generations to become the dominant force behind new buy-to-let investment...

Two lenders under one roof and a new-look team

The past 12 months or so have been anything but dull at Chetwood Bank....

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Housing market stalls as buyers and sellers pull back ahead of Budget

Britain’s housing market has stalled for a third consecutive month as uncertainty over next...

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...

OneDome’s Growth Partners initiative draws mortgage adviser quartet

OneDome’s recently launched Growth Partners community has attracted experienced mortgage professionals to its ranks. The...
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COMMENT

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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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HSBC UK to raise rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

HSBC UK will increase rates across a range of two-year and five-year fixed mortgages...
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Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
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UK needs first primary surplus in 25 years, warns NIESR

The UK needs to run its first primary budget surplus in 25 years if...
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Gatehouse launches fee-free refinance products

Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of limited-edition refinance products for UK residents with...

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