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A new study by Barclays Bank suggests that despite most Brits either owning a home or aspiring to be future homeowners,...

The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

The EWS1 bottleneck familiar to the new-build market has started spilling into the secondhand homes market, an agent claims. New-build homeowners have...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...

The Bank of England increased interest rates to their highest level since the financial crisis yesterday, prompting fears of higher cost...

The last minute Bank Holiday for the Queen’s funeral on Monday has created some logistical issues for the property market. A legal...

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

A new home buying platform being set up by a challenger portal has revealed details of its mortgage offer to users. OneDome...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your...

Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says. Nelsons law firm says down valuations have...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

Evidence is pouring in that the stamp duty holiday introduced 48 hours ago has already produced huge levels of interest from...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Two financial trade bodies say most mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage...

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

Over 50 per cent of all mortgage products available to home buyers in the UK currently have a standard maximum term...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

Mortgage lenders are relaxing age limits so that house buyers can still be paying off their home loan well into their...

HM Revenue and Customs has won a key ruling concerning a tax avoidance scheme promoter which claimed to be able to...

Respected mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says that the costs of some mortgages are already rising in the expectation of a base...

Customer service is a definitive priority for prospective borrowers when choosing a mortgage lender.  This is according to a study of over...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Online agency HouseSimple is introducing a High Street agency style No Sale-No Fee option for vendors, with a reduced fee if they...

With pension reform, council licensing changes and a General Election on the horizon, many are anticipating a boom in the buy-to-let...