UK House Prices are Being Driven by Increasing Demand
A dearth of supply abutting steady demand has caused UK House Prices to rise sharply, says the Royal...
Govt’s proposals on renting reforms expected to improve BTL reputation
Government proposals on renting reforms could improve the buy-to-let sector’s reputation, brokers have said, although a warning has...
Number of Mortgage Deals Increases Between April and May According to New Data
The number of mortgage deals available to consumers increased by 85 between April and May, according to new...
UK house prices hit new record high after growing at fastest rate in five years
UK house prices grew at the fastest pace in five years last month as the stamp duty holiday...
Mortgage product choice climbs back toward pre-pandemic levels
Mortgage options for borrowers increased for the seventh consecutive month with the 95% loan-to-value (LTV) market receiving a...
More Than a Quarter of Landlords Plan to Expand Portfolios
Just over one in four buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio within the next 12 months...
Stamp duty holiday has triggered 22% spike in transactions
The stamp duty holiday has triggered a 22% rise in monthly property transactions, equivalent to more than 171,000...
The house price boom is all about what people can afford to pay
In mid-2020, the Office for Budget Responsibility was getting nervous about UK house prices. It was forecasting that...
LMS: Remortgage completions up 4.7% in March
Remortgage completions volumes rose by 4.7% in March, according to LMS’ Monthly Remortgage Snapshot. In addition, instruction volumes...
Record mortgage borrowing in March as owners move or improve
UK homeowners borrowed a record £11.8bn more on mortgages than they repaid in March, according to figures from...
UK housing market: annual house price growth hits 7.1% in April
House prices in the UK have soared since the easing of the first lockdown. The boom in prices...
Brokers warn of buy-to-let issues with new fire safety law
Mortgage brokers have warned of difficulties for buy-to-let landlords in selling and remortgaging flats, after a majority in...
Stamp duty holiday extended in the Budget ‘re-accelerates’ house prices
House prices in April saw their biggest monthly rise in 17 years after the stamp duty holiday was...
Buy to let – Rental yields reach three year high
During the first quarter of 2021 average rental yields have increased to 6.0%, the highest recorded in three...
BoE: Mortgage borrowing up by record £11.8bn in March
Mortgage borrowing saw a net increase of £11.8bn in March, the strongest since the Bank of England started...