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Of all the stories I read over the past week, there was one which really stopped me in my tracks.   It revealed...

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

NatWest and Santander are the latest mortgage lenders to unveil rate cuts. The lenders have revealed lower mortgage pricing from this morning...

Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...

Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

Mortgage lenders are “treading a fine line” between offering attractive rates for homebuyers and getting caught out by rising swap rates,...

Mortgage rates have continued to fall this morning, with Santander releasing a new market leading deal below 4%. The lender has unveiled...

Proptech firm iamproperty has named a former eBay and MoneySupermarket executive as group chairman. Mark Lewis is the latest high profile recruit...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

Almost 400,000 borrowers on low-rate mortgage deals are in for a shock when their products expire this year, Equifax has warned. Analysis...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

An interest rate drop is top of the new year wish list among property professionals, a survey claims. A webinar poll among...

In this feature, Jonathan Daines looks at how landlords can do their bit to make the rental market greener. Global leaders have...

Homebuyers are spending an average of 15.5% more for an energy efficient property, estate agents claim. New research by Santander found identified...

A green premium based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property market, according to a new report by high-street...

There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

The Financial Times this morning says that Countrywide suffered a failed bond issue earlier this year, forcing it to rely on...

Potential first-time buyers in every area of the UK would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a property rather than...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

Our recent roundtable on the proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten tips for growing a lettings business. We’re exploring each tip in more...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected to more than triple between now and 2030. A report from...

The number of legal actions against estate agents and chartered surveyors has significantly fallen according to figures from a City legal...