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Mortgage rates may be dropping but buyers need to act fast as product shelf-life is also falling. Moneyfacts data shows the average...

Best buy mortgage rates have fallen below 4% for the first time since the start of the year. Nationwide is the first...

Homebuyers need to act fast to grab mortgage rates, with deals now disappearing within two weeks. Analysis by comparison website Moneyfacts shows...

Homebuyers have been hit by the highest jump in mortgage rates since March, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfacts found the typical pricing...

Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...

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

Average mortgage rates have ticked up ahead of the typically busier spring home selling season but borrowers are at least benefiting...

The mortgage price war appears to have eased and the shelf life on home loans has hit a six-month low, Moneyfacts...

Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...

Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...

Average mortgage pricing is falling in a “positive sign” for the market, new analysis suggests. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows typical...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...

Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since July 2009 last month, according to Nationwide.  The lender’s latest House Price Index shows...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...

Borrowers have been dealt a new blow after five-year fixed rates passed the 6% barrier yesterday. Moneyfacts data showed the average five-year...

Mortgage pricing has dropped despite last week’s interest rate rise, Rightmove claims. In a boost for homebuyers, analysis by the portal suggests...

Homebuyers looking to secure a mortgage are now facing more choice and lower rates than six months ago. New data from comparison...

The proportion of take-home pay that first-time buyers are having to put towards mortgage repayments is returning to levels last seen...

Forget the ‘race for space,’ buyers are now facing a race for mortgage rates. Comparison website Moneyfacts has revealed that the average...

The Bank of England increased interest rates from 3% to 3.5% yesterday, potentially pushing up costs for those looking to purchase property...

Mortgage borrowers who paused home purchasing plans may be getting a respite from rising rates after new data shows average pricing...

A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...

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

The Bank of England is being urged by property professionals to avoid further interest rate hikes this week. The Bank’s Monetary Policy...

Record numbers of buyers have taken out fixed rate mortgages to lock-in lower priced home loans before rates rise further, analysis...

The number of mortgages available to borrowers has hit the lowest level for more than a year, Moneyfacts has warned. Analysis by...

Lower income households and homebuyers could start seeing their mortgage options dwindle as interest rates rise and the cost of living...

Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...

There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month.  Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

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

A new study suggests that the end of the stamp duty holiday should not significantly dent the purchasing pattens of buy...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...

In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...

Independent financial service Moneyfacts says first time buyers who opt for a fixed rate deal might be better off if they chose...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

As promised, this week’s Natter is dedicated to a question and answer session with Peter Brodnicki, the man who has been...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...

New research from the mortgage advice section of the consumer group Which? reveals that one in three mortgage holders have no...

The total number of mortgage products available reached a post-recession high of 13,539 in April.  The latest National Mortgage Index from Mortgage...