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

House prices will be 1.5% higher by the end of the year says Zoopla.  It suggests that homebuyers are largely shrugging off...

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

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

Renting affects the resilience of all age groups.  Only one fifth of Millennial/Gen Z households who rent are on track for a...

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

Property investment is a dynamic and diverse field, offering numerous opportunities for investors to grow their wealth. At Mortgage Scout, we...

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

It looks likely that rental demand will remain high over then indefinite long term as some people resist growing mortgage periods. New...

One in five first-time buyers taking out mortgages lasting over 35 years A record 19 per cent of first-time buyers took out...

A leading figure in the property industry has slammed the government’s proposals to encourage more lenders to offer 50 year mortgages...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced that base rate is rising from 1.25 to 1.75 per cent. The rate is now...

It’s impossible to ignore the recent boom of the short let market, as more and more buy-to-let owners opt to try...

Platform, the intermediary lender of The Co-operative Bank, will no longer restrict landlords from letting to tenants in receipt of housing...

Zoopla’s decision to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after announcing that it will end ‘No DSS’ wording...

Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move...

Despite the growing popularity of Airbnb and other short-term letting websites, less than 3% of landlords are currently engaged in the informal...

Many buy-to-let landlords are reluctant to sell a tenanted property because it can increase the chances of the sale falling through...

Santander continues to face the wrath of private tenants after it emerged last month that there is a clause in its...

Total Landlord Insurance is warning landlords to be extra vigilant over the festive period as it reports a 14% year-on-year increase...

A group of landlords has suspended its plans to take the Bank of Ireland to court over their tracker rate being...

It is now been three years since Property 118 questioned West Brom’s – the now obsolete specialist lending arm - decision...

More and more tenants are subletting rental properties on peer-to-peer websites such as Airbnb, according to an eviction specialist.   Landlord Action says...