Fewer than 50,000 mortgages have been completed with the support of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, official figures show. The scheme was launched...
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22 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...
17 August 2024
From: Features
With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...
06 July 2024
From: Features
There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty reform and first-time buyer support tops the list of what Foxtons would like to see from the next Government. The...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing has finally made it onto the General Election campaign, albeit with a familiar policy. Labour has unveiled plans for a Freedom...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
09 December 2023
From: Features
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
06 December 2023
From: Features
The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has outlined three ways it will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder as it ramps up its...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A Bill to bring the Government’s Stamp Duty reductions into legislation reached its second reading in the Houses of Parliament this...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...
15 January 2022
From: Features
As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...
18 December 2021
From: Features
2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...
11 September 2021
From: Features
By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...
03 July 2021
From: Features
The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...
30 June 2021
From: Features
Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support. These...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director What is ‘company name’ and what...
14 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...
28 April 2021
From: Features
From today buyers will be able to purchase properties worth up to £600,000 with just a five per cent mortgage, under...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest Moneyfacts monitor of the mortgage market suggests a significant number of new 95 per cent products - even without the...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests. The Halifax says the...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Mortgage availability has risen for the fifth consecutive month according to respected market monitor Moneyfacts. With 3,532 products on offer, this is...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A new mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers with small deposits will be revealed on Wednesday at the Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...
31 October 2020
From: Features
The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...
30 September 2016
From: Features
The number of 95 per cent loan to value mortgages available for first time buyers has dwindled 16 per cent in...