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31st August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Property News, UK

New landlord group to launch education programs

The founders of the new ‘Landlord Leaders Community’, convened by OSB Group, have unveiled plans to focus on education and training at an... Read more

30th August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Property News, UK

Mortgage rate hikes will push home sales to 11-year low

The number of housing sales completing over 2023 is on track to be a fifth (21%) down on 2022 and the lowest number of sales since 2012, Zoopla... Read more

30th August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Government and Policy

Autumn to bring mortgage approval uplift

While it’s been a tough year for the property market, activity is likely to pick up in the coming Autumn months. That’s according to... Read more

18th August 2023 Finance and Lending, Property News, UK

WeWork in danger as landlords on alert

Coworking provider WeWork is struggling to stay in business, with the company admitting there is “substantial doubt” it will be able to continue... Read more

10th August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Property News, UK

How to manage and afford rising mortgage costs

By Sarah Thompson, managing director, Mortgage Scout With the bank base rate at its highest for 15 years, we have heard of eye-watering increases... Read more

9th August 2023 Adviser News, Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, UK

Mortgage lender leaves buy-to-let market

Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has decided to withdraw from the buy-to-let market – perhaps reflecting how the sector has shrunk. The... Read more

9th August 2023 Adviser News, Buy to Let, Finance and Lending

Shawbrook unveils fresh product range

Shawbrook has unveiled two mortgage products for its buy-to-let, commercial, and semi-commercial ranges – including a 2-year fixed rate mortgage... Read more

8th August 2023 Adviser News, Finance and Lending

Prime London weathers economic storm

While house prices have tumbled across the UK, they’re holding up in Prime London, Knight Frank research shows. Annually prices have fallen by... Read more

7th August 2023 Adviser News, Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Opinion

EDITOR VIEW: Brent case highlights why we need social housing

I recently covered a curious case in Brent, London, where the council paid the landlord’s legal fees and rent in order to prevent a Section 21... Read more

7th August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Government and Policy

Commercial to residential development hotspots revealed

There are nearly 28,000 sites that can be converted from commercial to residential with an estimated market value of over £1.5 billion located... Read more

7th August 2023 Adviser News, Finance and Lending

Bridging activity rising thanks to tricky market

Difficult market conditions have driven the short-term lending markets, as the bridging sector surged by 67.6% to £278.8 million in the first... Read more

4th August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Government and Policy

‘This could be last hike for a while’

Industry commentators like estate agency Jack-Stops reckons this latest hike in the Bank of England base rate could be the last for some time –... Read more

4th August 2023 Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, Government and Policy, Property News, UK

Sadiq Khan’s call for rent controls ‘more urgent than ever’

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has made another appeal for the government to give him the power to introduce rent controls in London, after estimating... Read more

4th August 2023 Adviser News, Buy to Let, Finance and Lending, UK

Mortgage rates close to peaking, says Zoopla

The cost of mortgage rates are close to their peak and are likely to fall rather than rise, according to property group Zoopla. This is because... Read more