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First-time buyer (FTB) demand has remained "remarkably resilient" in 2026, Twenty7tec has stated, despite ongoing affordability pressures and economic uncertainty
Posted: 18/06/2026
Londoners report the least stressful home moving experience in the UK, according to new research from the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), released alongside its Future of Homebuying Report 2026
Posted: 18/06/2026
Landlords drove a 60% increase in remortgaging to release equity in 2025 to improve buy-to-let (BTL) properties, Paragon Bank has revealed
Posted: 16/06/2026
Borrowers waiting for lower mortgage rates to surface could be hundreds of pounds worse off if the Bank of England (BoE) increases the bank base rate (BBR), Moneyfactscompare.co.uk has stated.
The financial product price comparison firm’s latest research found that a 0.25% increase in the BBR would increase average mortgage payments by around £450 a year, while a 0.50% rise would mark a £906 increase
Posted: 15/06/2026
The UK bridging and development finance market entered 2026 in a "more measured phase" due to continued economic and geopolitical uncertainty, following a period of sustained growth, the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has stated
Posted: 12/06/2026
Brokers are facing a "protection affordability paradox", LSL Financial Services has stated, as rising household costs are making income protection more important for customers, while also making it harder to afford
Posted: 12/06/2026
Average UK rents for new lets increased by 2.1% in April, down from 2.6% in the previous year, as competition for rented homes is falling towards pre-COVID levels, Zoopla has revealed.
The property search research firm’s latest Rental Market Report stated that the national figure for rent growth "masks two very different rental markets", as renters in areas with lower average rents are facing the fastest increase in rents, while the more expensive areas are limited in how much rents can increase
Posted: 11/06/2026
The Government must reform stamp duty in order to support first-time buyers (FTBs), the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has stated
Posted: 09/06/2026
The value of new mortgage commitments increased by 14.2% year-on-year in Q1 to £78bn, while also rising by 11.5% quarter-on-quarter, the Bank of England (BoE) has revealed
Posted: 09/06/2026
Mortgage search volumes fell by 15% year-on-year in May, as the market starts to take a more "cautious approach", Twenty7tec has revealed.
The firm’s latest Mortgage Market Snapshot found that total mortgage searches reached 1,590,911 in May, marking a 7% month-on-month decline and a 15% annual drop across all major lending categories
Posted: 08/06/2026
UK house prices remained broadly stable in May despite ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, according to the latest Halifax house price index (HPI)
Average property values edged down by 0.1% for a second consecutive month this year, leaving the typical UK home worth £298,806, compared with £299,251 in April
Posted: 05/06/2025
An increasing number of borrowers are turning to shorter-term fixed rate mortgages in response to higher rates, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk has found
Posted: 05/06/2026
Specialist property lender Roma Finance has agreed a forward flow deal with J.P. Morgan, enabling it to launch a new range of long-term buy-to-let (BTL) and commercial mortgage products
Posted: 04/06/2026
Landlord possession claims increased by almost 6% in Q1 2026, as property owners looked to regain home controls ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act, LegalforLandlords has found
Posted: 04/06/2026
First-time buyers (FTBs) are spending an average of six years saving for their first home as they prioritise properties that better match their long-term lifestyle goals, according to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB)
Posted: 03/06/2026
Mortgage borrowing slowed in April as higher mortgage rates weighed on affordability, but an increase in approvals for house purchases suggests demand in the housing market remains resilient
Posted: 02/06/2026
UK house price growth slowed sharply in May, with annual growth falling to 1.7% from 3.0% in April, according to Nationwide.
Posted: 01/06/2026
The lifetime ISA (LISA) is increasingly constraining first-time buyers (FTBs), with almost 40% of LISA holders choosing cheaper or smaller homes, or relocating to less desirable areas, to avoid the scheme’s 25% withdrawal penalty, according to new research from Mojo Mortgages.
Posted: 01/06/2026
Mandatory regulated mortgage advice for all first-time buyers (FTBs) should be introduced, a new discussion paper published by Paradigm Mortgage Services has outlined
Posted: 01/06/2026
Senior executives from across the mortgage, wealth management and later life lending sectors have called for advisers to break down longstanding ‘advice silos’, arguing that greater consideration of property wealth and later life lending products could significantly improve customer outcomes.
Posted: 29/05/2026
UK residential property transactions fell 3% in April, but are 53% higher than April 2025, according to the latest HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data, as the market adjusted following last year's stamp duty changes.
Posted: 29/05/2026
More than 80% of landlords view the buy-to-let (BTL) market as unstable or unpredictable following recent mortgage market turbulence, according to new research from Landbay, with growing demand for certainty and consistency from lenders amid ongoing volatility.
Posted: 28/05/2026
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has reported that the average number of mortgage cases placed per year increased to 96 in the first quarter of the year, up from 89 in Q4 2025.
The association stated in its latest Mortgage Market Tracker report that this increase was largely due to a "sharp wave of front-loaded borrower demand" triggered by geopolitical turmoil
Posted: 28/05/2026
Rental yields across the private rented sector (PRS) have remained stable at 6.5% in Q1, following a period of "modest softening", Pegasus Insight has found
Posted: 27/05/2026
Brokers are seeing growing demand for near prime mortgage products, with expectations that this trend will continue into 2026, a new poll by Atom Bank has revealed
Posted: 27/05/2026
Advisers are becoming increasingly focused on transparency, communication and customer outcomes across the property transaction process as market activity begins to stabilise following volatility earlier in the year, conveybuddy has stated
Posted: 27/05/2026
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has introduced a dedicated relationship manager model within its specialist mortgages division, providing brokers with a single point of contact throughout the mortgage process
Posted: 26/05/2026
Offa, the Islamic property finance fintech firm, has partnered with Knowledge Bank to increase the visibility of its Sharia-compliant property finance products among UK mortgage and property finance intermediaries
Posted: 26/05/2026
More than half (58%) of house moves collapse after an offer has been accepted, costing the economy a potential £2bn a year in time and fees, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has revealed
Posted: 22/05/2026
Buy-to-let (BTL) sentiment has remained stable as landlords continue to make "clear and considered decisions" about their portfolios, Landbay has revealed
Posted: 21/05/2026
House prices in the UK fell 0.4% between February and March, according to latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), and average monthly rents increased by 3.5% in the 12 months to April hitting £1,381
Posted: 20/05/2026
Air has signed an exclusive deal with Simplybiz Mortgages to deliver extensive later life lending training and development to its members
Posted: 19/05/2026
The value of mortgages not taken up by home buyers hit a record high of £8.7bn in Q1 after a rise in cancellations year-on-year, according to the latest Bank of England (BoE) data analysed by Novus Strategy
Posted: 19/05/2026
First-time buyers (FTBs) are "significantly" better off buying than renting over a five-year term, with an average saving of £64,000 over this period, Tembo has revealed
Posted: 19/05/2026
HSBC UK has partnered with LMS to automate remortgage cases via its Decisioning and Automated Remortgage Technology (DART)
Posted: 18/05/2026
Asking prices for British homes rose by 1.2% in May to £378,304 despite uncertainty around the Iran war, Rightmove has revealed
Posted: 18/05/2026
Variable and tracker mortgages are now more than twice as popular compared to just over six months ago
Posted: 18/05/2026
Together has seen its loan book reach a record £8.4bn in the three months to 31 March, marking a 7.6% year-on-year increase
Posted: 18/05/2026
Twenty7tec has revealed it onboarded 90 users across 15 firms onto its Advice CRM in Q1
Posted: 14/05/2026
The number of homeowner mortgages in arrears in the UK saw a decline in Q1, new UK Finance figures have revealed
Posted: 14/05/2026
Twenty7tec has reported a 20% month-on-month fall in mortgage searches during April, which fell to 1.71 million from 2.15 million in March
Posted: 12/05/2026
The proportion of mortgage borrowers selecting tracker products has trebled year-on-year in April from 4.1% to 12%, Stonebridge has revealed
Posted: 12/05/2026
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced that Twenty7tec’s ADAPT solution is now fully integrated into its platform
Posted: 11/05/2026
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has reported "strong quarterly year-on-year growth" in Q1, as its mortgage lending increased by 25%
Posted: 11/05/2026
House prices remained broadly stable in April as the average price fell by 0.1% month-on-month to £299,313, Halifax has revealed
Posted: 08/05/2026
The private rental sector (PRS) has continued to deliver stable returns and shown early signs of improving landlord confidence despite ongoing cost and regulatory pressures, research by Foundation has revealed
Posted: 06/05/2026
Over three quarters of UK mortgage brokers (76%) believe the mortgage application process is now faster than it was two years ago, a new study by Nottingham Building Society has shown
Posted: 05/05/2026
Net mortgage approvals increased in March to 63,500, up from 62,700 in February, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown
Posted: 01/05/2026
House price growth increased by 3% year-on-year in April, with the average house price standing at £278,880, Nationwide has revealed
Posted: 01/05/2026
Over three in five (61%) landlords have said they plan to increase rents in the next 12 months, Pegasus Insight has found, as the Chancellor is reportedly considering a year-long price freeze in the private rented sector
Posted: 28/04/2026
Two thirds (66%) of homebuyers have said that the experience of buying and selling a house put them off moving again, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has revealed
Posted: 27/04/2026
Banking platform provider, Monument Technology, has announced a partnership with Castle Trust Bank to deploy its banking platform
Posted: 24/04/2026
Annual house price growth across the UK edged up to 1.2% in the year to February, the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown
Posted: 22/04/2026
An estimated 300,000 self-employed adults with adverse credit are expecting to be in a financial position to buy a home within the next three years, according to a new study by Pepper Money
Posted: 22/04/2026
Lloyds Banking Group, Connells Group and LMS have partnered together to launch a new digital homebuying service
Posted: 21/04/2026
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a partnership with the Earl Shilton Building Society to deliver its full Originations platform
Posted: 20/04/2026
The volume of remortgage applications in Q1 surged by 45.8%, new analysis from Stonebridge has shown, prompting overall mortgage activity to jump by a quarter (24.6%)
Posted: 20/04/2026
Over four in five (83%) brokers believe that lenders are not moving quickly enough to cater for changing borrower needs, marking an increase from 52% six months ago, Nottingham Building Society has found
Posted: 20/04/2026
New Homes Mortgage Services has completed the acquisition of Clark Marshall Associates (CMA) for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 17/04/2026
An estimated 220,000 households are expected to leave the private rental sector (PRS) in England by the end of the year, Pepper Money has revealed
Posted: 17/04/2026
First Mortgage has further enhanced its presence in the Scottish housing market by acquiring Home Loan Services (Glasgow)
Posted: 17/04/2026
Buy-to-let (BTL) lending registered a sharp increase at the end of 2025, driven by a boost in remortgage activity, according to new figures released by UK Finance
Posted: 15/04/2026
Mortgage adviser activity rose by 19% month-on-month in March, as searches totalled 2.15 million, analysis by Twenty7tec has shown
Posted: 15/04/2026
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has acquired HomeOwners Alliance (HOA) in a strategic move to strengthen its presence earlier in the homebuying process
Posted: 14/04/2026
conveybuddy has recorded a sharp rise in overall activity in the first quarter of 2026, driven by an increase in business brought forward into March, a shift towards remortgage-led activity and a continued increase in broker usage of the platform
Posted: 13/04/2026
The UK’s housing market lost momentum in March as buyer confidence and sales activity both declined, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Survey
Posted: 09/04/2026
Simplybiz Mortgages has announced record lending figures for 2025, after reporting strong growth in both its total lending and overall market share
Posted: 09/04/2026
The average house price in the UK fell by 0.5% month-on-month in March, standing at £299,677, Halifax has found
Posted: 08/04/2026
First-time buyer applications remained steady in Q1 2026, according to new analysis from Yorkshire Building Society
Posted: 07/04/2026
Click2Check has urged financial advisers to tighten their processes as lenders continue to pull rates and tighten affordability rules amid the current market turmoil
Posted: 02/04/2026
Mortgage and insurance network, Mortgage Intelligence, has announced that Handelsbanken has officially joined its lender panel
Posted: 01/04/2026
Residential property transactions in the UK numbered 86,430 in February, a 6% decline from the same month last year, according to new HMRC data
Posted: 31/03/2026
Annual house price growth accelerated to 2.2% in the year to March, the latest Nationwide House Price Index has shown.
This was up from 1% that the building society reported for the 12 months to February
Posted: 31/03/2026
The new chair of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), Jonathan Stinton, has called on the mortgage industry to work collectively to support more people into homeownership
Posted: 31/03/2026
Monthly net mortgage approvals climbed to 62,600 in February, a total up from 60,200 in January, new Bank of England (BoE) data has revealed
Posted: 30/03/2026
Buy-to-let (BTL) fixed rates have risen sharply across the mortgage market in March due to the conflict in the Middle East, new analysis by Moneyfacts has shown
Posted: 30/03/2026
The Chancellor has announced that mortgage lenders have committed to proactively contact 1.6 million customers whose fixed rate deals end between now and the end of the year
Posted: 27/03/2026
The proportion of new lifetime mortgages being taken out by under-70s sat at 55% last year, a figure up from 36% of new business just two years prior, new research by Pure Retirement has found
Posted: 26/03/2026
Annual house price growth slowed to 1.3% in the year to January 2026, new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown
Posted: 25/03/2026
New business volumes in the consumer finance industry grew to £9.7bn in January, a 3% jump compared to the same month last year, new figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have shown
Posted: 24/03/2026
Vernon Building Society grew its mortgage book by 4.6% to £439.5m in 2025, as the society also grew its retail savings balances by 6.2% to £474.9m
Posted: 23/03/2026
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has welcomed a new Government report that suggested smart data reforms could improve the homebuying process
Posted: 19/03/2026
Conveyancing instructions have registered a sharp rise since last week’s widespread withdrawal of mortgage products, according to conveybuddy
Posted: 19/03/2026
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has announced that the value of arranged mortgages reached £32bn in 2025
Posted: 18/03/2026
The total housing cost bill for mortgaged owner occupiers in the UK reached £114.4bn in 2025, new research from Savills has revealed
Posted: 17/03/2026
Mortgage activity during February resulted in a significant fall in the average shelf-life of a mortgage product to 14 days, new data from Moneyfacts has revealed
Posted: 16/03/2026
More than four in five mortgage holders (83%) would use a broker again if purchasing a new property or changing mortgage provider, new research from Santander UK has highlighted
Posted: 13/03/2026
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a review into the second charge mortgage market and called on lenders to improve their practices
Posted: 12/03/2026
A total 472 residential mortgage products have been withdrawn from the market by lenders in the space of 48 hours, according to figures from Moneyfacts
Posted: 11/03/2026
Around 13,000 mortgages saw a reduction in monthly payments in November and December, due to a temporary switch to interest-only or a term extension
Posted: 10/03/2026
The outstanding value of all residential mortgages ticked up by 0.8% in Q4 2025 to a record £1.73trn, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have estimated
Posted: 10/03/2026
UK house prices grew by 0.3% in February, following a 0.8% increase in January, Halifax has revealed
Posted: 06/03/2026
The number of mortgages for house purchase grew by 16.3% in 2025 to reach 720,000 loans, the highest number since the pandemic, figures from UK Finance have indicated
Posted: 03/03/2026
Over one in five landlords (21%) now operate at least part of their portfolio through a limited company, according to analysis by Pegasus Insight
Posted: 03/03/2026
Intermediary confidence softened in the final quarter of 2025, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed
Posted: 03/03/2026
Limited company landlords accounted for a record proportion of house purchase transactions funded with a buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage in 2025, according to research by Paragon Bank
Posted: 02/03/2026
Net mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 60,000 in January, down from 61,000 in December, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown
Posted: 02/03/2026
Annual house price growth remained unchanged in February at 1%, with the average UK house price standing at £273,176, Nationwide has revealed
Posted: 02/03/2026
The final quarter of 2025 saw 41,100 new loans advanced to older borrowers, a 5.1% jump on the same quarter last year, according to UK Finance
Posted: 27/02/2026
Twenty7tec has announced the addition of Mercantile Trust to the lender panel within its Research platform
Posted: 24/02/2026
Mortgage club, TMA, has launched a new partnership with eco-Landlord, a service designed to help landlords deliver energy performance certificate (EPC) improvements
Posted: 23/02/2026
The number of new companies established to hold buy-to-let (BTL) property reached a record high in 2025, totalling 66,587, Hamptons has revealed
Posted: 18/02/2026
Eighty-six per cent of Primis brokers in the North of England expect to write more business in 2026, Primis has stated
Posted: 18/02/2026
Annual house price growth slowed to 2.4% in the year to December 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Posted: 18/02/2026
First-time buyer mortgage price wars are opening the door to increased use of later life lending by the Bank of Family, according to Key Partnerships
Posted: 17/02/2026
The number of homeowner mortgages in arrears fell by 4% in Q4 2025 compared to the previous quarter, new UK Finance figures have shown
Posted: 12/02/2026
Forty-seven per cent of people who want to buy their own home have never spoken to a lender or mortgage broker to check the options available to them, new research from the Building Societies Association (BSA) has shown
Posted: 11/02/2026
The UK’s mortgage market has absorbed higher interest rates more effectively than many people expected, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA)
Posted: 11/02/2026
Confidence is returning to the UK’s private rented sector, Rely has stated, as landlords begin to feel more optimistic about the future
Posted: 10/02/2026
Gen H has announced its launch into Scotland where its residential mortgage lending proposition will extend to brokers and borrowers in the region
Posted: 09/02/2026
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company, Dashly, for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 06/02/2026
The average UK property price has surpassed £300,000 for the first time, according to data from Halifax
Posted: 06/02/2026
Finova has agreed a five-year contract extension with Key Group that will see the software provider support the delivery of lifetime mortgage products through the more2life brand
Posted: 05/02/2026
The equity release market is achieving "only a fraction of its potential", despite recently demonstrating strong growth, Air has stated
Posted: 05/02/2026
The value of abandoned mortgages totalled £32.4bn in 2025, jumping by 36% year-on-year, Novus Strategy has found
Posted: 04/02/2026
British Muslims are suffering a "financial faith penalty", as 80% state that their home finance choices are restricted due to their faith, Offa has revealed
Posted: 04/02/2026
Almost two in five (39%) landlords plan to refinance buy-to-let (BTL) properties throughout 2026, Paragon Bank has revealed
Posted: 04/02/2026
The vast majority of landlords (85%) are continuing to report their lettings activity as profitable, new research by Pegasus Insight has highlighted
Posted: 03/02/2026
Over two in five first-time buyers (42%) are opting for high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages, according to analysis by Moneyfacts, although figures showed there is also a significant minority seeking deals with higher deposits
Posted: 02/02/2026
The average UK house price increased by 0.3% month-on-month in January to £270,873, after falling by 0.4% in December, Nationwide has revealed
Posted: 02/02/2026
Net mortgage approvals slipped to 61,000 in December, 3,100 less than November’s net total, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown
Posted: 30/01/2026
Residential property transactions are estimated to have increased by 7% year-on-year in December, following a drop of 3% in November, the latest HMRC figures have revealed
Posted: 30/01/2026
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the mortgage industry to help shape the future of the market, and urged brokers to prepare for a transition to a smart property data market
Posted: 29/01/2026
Mortgage brokers are upbeat about their prospects for 2026, research by Primis Mortgage Network has indicated, which revealed that four in five (79%) brokers are expecting to write more business this year compared to 2025
Posted: 28/01/2026
Remortgage volumes are expected to rise to £110bn by 2027, after £93bn was reached in 2025, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed.
The association’s latest New Normal 2026/27 report stated that remortgaging is set to reassert itself as the dominant refinancing route over the next two years, as affordability and easing market conditions expand borrowers’ options beyond simple product transfers.
Posted: 28/01/2026
Second charge lending is now “a mainstream lending route”, according to Loans Warehouse, after figures showed that total lending in the market recently surpassed the £2bn mark annually
Posted: 26/01/2026
The majority of landlords are “cautiously optimistic” about their own portfolios and future investment in the private rented sector, according to a new study by Landbay
Posted: 22/01/2026
There was a 22.7% annual jump in the number of new buy-to-let (BTL) loans advanced in the UK during Q3 last year, new figures released by UK Finance have shown
Posted: 21/01/2026
Annual house price growth across the UK accelerated to 2.5% in the year to November, new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown
Posted: 21/01/2026
Remortgage activity picked up in the final quarter of 2025 as transactional instructions began to slow, new data released by conveybuddy has shown
Posted: 20/01/2026
Continued improvement in affordability helped to support first-time buyer (FTB) activity across 2025, analysis by Nationwide has revealed
Posted: 20/01/2026
Less than one in five (19%) people said they would consider downsizing their home in retirement, Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has found
Posted: 19/01/2026
The UK housing market remained soft at the end of 2025, but confidence is returning as expectations for sales and prices turn more positive, new analysis by RICS has indicated
Posted: 15/01/2026
Over three in five landlords (63%) are anticipating using specialist purchase vehicles (SPVs) for future buy-to-let (BTL) property purchases, new research by Paragon Bank research has indicated
Posted: 14/01/2026
Mortgage market activity slowed “sharply” in December, new analysis by Twenty7tec has indicated
Posted: 13/01/2026
Interbridge Mortgages has announced the addition of a new senior warehouse facility of up to £300m from Citi
Posted: 13/01/2026
Atom bank has surpassed £1bn in commercial mortgages on its balance sheet
Posted: 13/01/2026
Residential property transactions slipped by 3% in November 2025 compared to the same month a year earlier, new HMRC figures have shown
Posted: 09/01/2026
House prices in the UK dropped by 0.6% month-on-month in December, following a decline of 0.1% in November, Halifax has revealed
Posted: 08/01/2026
The Building Societies Association (BSA) has announced the appointment of two deputy chairs for the first time in its history
Posted: 08/01/2026
The proportion of people listing home improvements as the primary reason for releasing equity on their properties is the highest it has been for 12 months, Pure Retirement has found
Posted: 07/01/2026
Net mortgage approvals for house purchases declined in November, falling by 500 to 64,500, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown
Posted: 05/01/2026
First-time buyer (FTB) mortgage transactions are expected to total 390,324 in 2025, the second highest level in the last decade, Yorkshire Building Society has predicted
Posted: 05/01/2026
House price growth in 2025 ended on a "softer note", Nationwide has stated, as the average house price increased by 0.6% in the year to December to £271,068
Posted: 02/01/2026
Mortgage borrowers did not wait for confirmation of the Bank of England’s (BoE) base rate cut before acting in December, Twenty7tec has revealed.
The firm found that demand peaked in the days ahead of the base rate cut and a growing number of borrowers took on more rate risk on the day itself
Posted: 22/12/2025
Mortgage affordability is set to become a more pressing issue by 2027, Phoebus Software has revealed
Posted: 22/12/2025
The increase in buy-to-let (BTL) held in limited companies seen over the past decade has been driven by younger, newer landlords buying property within a company structure from the outset, Paragon Bank has revealed
Posted: 18/12/2025
Annual house price growth slowed to 1.7% in October, according to the latest UK House Price Index from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Posted: 17/12/2025
More than half (53%) of intermediaries believe that Government policy is the biggest risk to the mortgage market in the next year, Black & White Bridging has found
Posted: 17/12/2025
The UK’s housing and mortgage markets are forecast to continue their growth through 2026 and 2027, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA)
Posted: 17/12/2025
Lending for house purchases grew by 22% in 2025 to £176bn, new figures published by UK Finance have shown, with a notable spike in activity in advance of the stamp duty increase in April.
The banking trade body has also forecast of a further 2% in 2026 to £180bn, due to affordability pressures becoming more challenging as mortgage payments remain high compared to borrower income
Posted: 16/12/2025
Average new seller asking prices dropped by 1.8% month-on-month in December to £358,138, Rightmove has revealed
Posted: 15/12/2025
The second charge mortgage market registered a 32% year-on-year jump in the value of new business in October, new figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have shown
Posted: 12/12/2025
Two thirds (65%) of homeowners have claimed that they couldn’t have gone through the homebuying process without a mortgage broker, demonstrating that they are a "pivotal part" of the mortgage journey, Santander has stated
Posted: 10/12/2025
The third quarter of 2025 recorded a 39% jump in first-time buyer registrations compared to the same period last year, analysis by Connells Group has shown
Posted: 10/12/2025
The value of gross mortgage advances increased by almost 37% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 to £80.4bn, the largest increase in new advances since Q3 2020, the Bank of England (BoE) has revealed
Posted: 09/12/2025
Over four in five (82%) bridging professionals believe their confidence in the market will grow in the next 12 months, Black & White Bridging (B&W) has found
Posted: 09/12/2025
Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI) has announced it will officially stop accepting new business from Wednesday 17 December
Posted: 08/12/2025
more2life has announced that the Horizon and Horizon Interest Reward product range has joined its suite with immediate effect
Posted: 08/12/2025
Average rates on two and five-year mortgage deals have fallen to their lowest levels since the start of September 2022, before the Liz Truss ‘mini-Budget’.
This is according to new data from Moneyfacts, which showed that average rates on two and five-year fixes fell by 0.08% to 4.86%, and by 0.10% to 4.91%, respectively
Posted: 08/12/2025
The average UK house price edged up by £139 in November compared to October, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index
Posted: 05/12/2025
First Mortgage, which is part of Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has announced the acquisition of Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward’s (KFH’s) mortgage division for an undisclosed sum
Posted: 04/12/2025
Santander has stated that 2025 is set to be the "year of the solo buyer", after it found that individual first-time buyer (FTB) applicants consistently outstripped joint applicants for the first time in five years
Posted: 04/12/2025
Mortgage lending activity returned to growth in the third quarter, following a slower second quarter caused by changes to Stamp Duty regulation, UK Finance has found
Posted: 03/12/2025
Total mortgage searches fell by 14.6% month-on-month in November, following a "clear pause" in borrower behaviour, Twenty7tec has found
Posted: 02/12/2025
Annual house price growth has remained steady at 2.2% in the year to September, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index
Posted: 02/12/2025
Vickers Young has become the latest firm to join Stonebridge's mortgage and protection network
Posted: 01/12/2025
The estimated number of residential property transactions totalled 116,230 in October, increasing by 13% month-on-month, HMRC has revealed
Posted: 28/11/2025
The typical first-time buyer property price in the UK is now 5.9 times the average earnings income of buyer looking to get onto the property ladder, new analysis by Lloyds Bank has shown
Posted: 27/11/2025
The total value of UK later life mortgage lending jumped by 24.7% year-on-year in Q3, according to new figures released by UK Finance
Posted: 27/11/2025
A new “mansion tax” has been announced by the Chancellor in the Budget which will place a new charge on high-value properties
Posted: 26/11/2025
Older renters could face over £260,000 in housing costs during their retirement, according to new analysis by Suffolk Building Society
Posted: 25/11/2025
Landlords remortgaging in the first half of the year withdrew a record amount of equity to expand their portfolios, Paragon Bank has revealed
Posted: 25/11/2025
Seven in 10 (71%) mortgage brokers have reported “greater caution” among their overseas clients in anticipation of the upcoming Budget, a new study by Butterfield Mortgages has shown
Posted: 24/11/2025
Mortgage Brain and Lloyds Banking Group have collaborated to deliver the first digital full mortgage application (FMA) for Halifax
Posted: 20/11/2025