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Mortgage rates are forecast to continue falling as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding. Specialist lender Octane Capital has so-called swap rates...

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

The latest inflation figures mean there’s no excuse for the Bank of England to keep interest rates at their current high,...

The average price of a home coming to the market for sale has dipped 0.4% in the past month says Rightmove.  This...

The latest residential sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a currently-subdued housing market but with a more...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

The latest e.surv index shows that house prices in England and Wales are, on average, still some 1.6% below the level...

The Labour landslide victory in last week’s election won’t change the weather when it comes to mortgage rates, a leading analyst...

Mortgage industry research on affordability estimates that the cumulative shortfall in first-time buyer numbers since the financial crisis reached 3.1m by...

Molo Finance has made further rate cuts to its UK resident buy to let fixed-rate products. The lender’s BTL rates now start...

A new first-time buyer study from Rightmove reveals that the average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the...

“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

Controversial politician George Galloway has issued a party manifesto saying the payment of “exorbitant rents to wealthy buy to let pensioners”...

The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...

Experts say there is no chance of a cut in interest rates being announced by the Bank of England ’s Monetary...

Rightmove says that while much of the housing market is carrying on regardless, some higher end potential vendors are now sitting...

One of the country’s leading independent mortgage brokers is warning that lending may be slower during the General Election campaign period...

Average UK private rents were up 8.9% in the year to April according to the Office for National Statistics. This is a...

The Bank of England says one in four mortgages will end when the mortgage borrower is in retirement, as more people...

Santander today in increases selected residential new business fixed-rate deals, as well as some landlord and residential offers. It is also lifting the...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held base rate at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row. The news...

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...

House prices last month were just 1.1% higher than April 2023, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average house...

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

A leading business analyst is firmly blaming interest rates for the see-saw in house prices seen in recent indices. The latest, from...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

Slowing inflation may - just may - lead the way for reduced interest rates. The headline inflation rate is now just 3.4%,...

Latest inflation figures are announced on Wednesday and the Bank of England makes its next base rate decision on Thursday. The Office...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, up by 0.4 per cent or £1,091 in cash terms,...

The latest index, from the Halifax, shows house prices rose 0.4 per cent in February – the fifth consecutive monthly increase....

Building on the momentum of 2023, the North West is poised for continued growth in rental and property prices. Early investment...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Knight Frank says that the Bank of England base rate is likely to stay unchanged at 5.25 per cent for at...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

This week’s official inflation rate is now expected to show a possible rise, rather than a fall. Although there is widespread expectation...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

There’s a warning today that the Bank of England’s decision to freeze base rate at the high level of 5.25 per...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £234,086 at the end 2023 following continued economic and financial pressures,...

Amendments to the Renters Reform Bill, designed to give landlords more protection, have won the backing of a prominent industry figure. Neil Cobbold,...

A prominent analyst says the threat of rising inflation caused by the Red Sea shipping attacks - on top of this...

The yo-yo economic news is now casting doubt on whether the Bank of England will cut base rate as quickly as...

An insurance firm claims landlords shopping for a new mortgage deal may be expected by lenders to prepare personal guarantees. Purbeck claims...

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on...

Analysts have warned landlords and others interested in the housing market from celebrating too much following the latest Halifax index figures. The...

The latest Halifax house price index shows average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in December, the third monthly rise...

There’s no prospect of a rapid recovery for the housing market in 2024 despite some green shoots appearing. The warning comes from...

New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - and has looked back on the past 12 months. This year, 2023, ends with...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Almost two thirds of private landlords expect to see their mortgage payments increase over the next 12 months with warnings that...

Consumer Price Inflation in November was 3.9 per cent - significantly lower than the 4.4 per cent expected by many analysts. It’s...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments will perform in the coming years -...

Rightmove has revealed its forecast for 2024 - but just as it has done this, it’s revealed asking prices have dropped...

UK house prices rose an average of 0.2 per cent month on month in November - prompting the Nationwide to call...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

Any hope of a near-term drop in interest rates appears to have been wiped out by a statement by Bank of...

Markets are saying the UK - and for that matter the US and mainland Europe - have all hit peak interest...

Inflation for the year to October has fallen to 4.6 per cent. That’s a big fall from 6.7 per cent in September...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

Average house prices rose by 1.1 per cent in October, compared to a fall of 0.3 per cent in September says...

The Bank of England has left its base interest rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. Its Monetary Policy Committee, which decides the...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

Average house prices are now falling 2.9 per cent annually in England and Wales according to the monthly e.surv index. Yorkshire and...

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

The Bank of England has revealed its latest decision on base rate - which in turn has a strong influence on...

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of England meets today - and will it approve a 15th successive base rate...

One of the most influential consumer property groups has made an impassioned plea to the Bank of England not to raise...

The classic “landlord favourite” for buying and selling - the auction house - appears to be bucking the downward trend in...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

The Generation Rent group of activists says Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is on their side about Section 21 evictions. Bailey...

The Generation Rent group of activists has written an open letter to mortgage firm chief executives asking for special dispensation for...

By Richard O’Neill, managing director, lettings at Romans Estate Agents As a landlord, your property’s yield is an important figure. It indicates...

Landlords about to remortgage are being urged to secure a new rate as early as possible - even six months in...

Debate is raging over whether there will be a 15th successive interest rate rise when the Bank of England’s monetary policy...

Any landlord hit with late payment surcharges from HM Revenue & Customs will now face even higher charges. As a result of...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has announced its decision on base rate. It will rise by 0.25 per cent to...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets again today with strong expectations that they will agree their 14th successive base...

Whereas it’s likely that every single landlord has seen higher costs over the past year, two out of five tenants have...

Mortgage lenders have launched a £5m media campaign to publicise the support available to owner occupier mortgage holders if they face...

The latest market snapshot from Zoopla suggests landlords’ capital appreciation over the second half of this year depends almost entirely on...

One of the country’s leading mortgage brokers predicts a rise in the Bank of England base rate next month - and...

Today's inflation figures effectively seal the fate of the housing market for the rest of this year - including the crucial...

The average price of homes coming to the market have dipped slightly once again, according to Rightmove. The newly-marketed properties are some...

Details have emerged of an extraordinary ‘stress test’ created by the Bank of England and tested on eight major banks to...

If you are a landlord looking for the silver lining in a dark cloud, June’s interest rate decision will have certainly...

A new Bank of England forecast predicts that average monthly payments on buy to let mortgages will increase by around £275...

A prominent housing market website suggests that unprec­edented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...

New data shows the slump in transactions across the UK - and may trigger opportunities for aggressive investors seeking to take...

A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...

Across the country landlords and renters are struggling as mortgage costs soar, tax hikes bite and uncertainty remains about the impact...

A specialist buy to let mortgage broker says the government must help landlords with mortgage costs, as well as owner occupiers...

The Bank of England has announced its latest change in base rate, which is used by most lenders to determine interest...

A mortgage expert is warning that a housing market crash now looks ”inevitable” as expectations run high of what many be...

A typical two-year fixed mortgage deal now has an interest rate of more than 6.0 per cent for the first time...

If this was typical of the past 10 years we would be talking of a 0.6 per cent average house price...

House prices are set to fall much further, a leading property expert has predicted.  Last week credit ratings agency Moody's warned of...

New data produced by lettings agency Savills gives an indication of how the buy to let sector may be threatened by...