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More single people looking to the equity release market
More than two in five new equity release plans are taken out on a single basis to support retirement finances at a time when the number of over 65s... Read more
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Low rates and end of year deals boost residential mortgage market
Residential mortgages approvals in September 2019 reached 65,997, up 0.7% month on month and 0.6% year on year with rates remaining low and tempting... Read more
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Study reveals financial benefits of being a home owner
Paying a mortgage rather than renting privately could leave the average consumer £350,000 better off over next 30 years, new research has... Read more
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First time buyer mortgage completions reach highest level since 2007
The first time buyer mortgage sector has reached its highest level since 2007, but home mover loan rates are still falling, the latest industry... Read more
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Over two thirds of people plan to stay in their own home in retirement
Almost 14 million people in the UK plan to remain in their current home in retirement and of those an increasing percentage will use their property... Read more
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Moving costs reach record highs, led by rise in stamp duty
The average cost of buying and selling home in the UK has reached a record high at £10,414 or £24,585 in London, new research has found, a rise of... Read more
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Financial advisers see equity release becoming mainstream within 10 years
The majority of financial advisers, some 61%, believe that equity release will be regarded as a mainstream part of housing market finance within the... Read more
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Mortgage approvals fell in August latest Bank of England data shows
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell to 65,500 in August, down from the 18 month high of 67,000 in July, the latest Bank of... Read more
Finance, UK
Gross mortgage lending down over 3% year on year in August
Gross mortgage lending across the residential market in the UK reached £24 billion in August 2019, down by 3.2% compared to the same month in 2018,... Read more
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Majority of self-employed people believe it is harder to get a mortgage
The majority of self-employed workers in the UK, some 71%, believe it’s harder for them to get a mortgage and blame unfair application... Read more
How money laundering has changed in the digital age
Anti-money laundering service, SmartSearch details the new ways money laundering is taking place in... Read more
An update from Northern Ireland
The Guild of Property Professionals speaks to its offices in Northern Ireland
While property... Read more
Stamp duty: The UK’s long ignored tax scandal
David Hannah, founder and principal consultant, Cornerstone Tax One in six property buyers in... Read more
How the coronavirus is affecting the property crowdfunding market
By Jan Večerka, the chief executive and founder of BrikkApp Though the coronavirus’ effects... Read more
The impact of coronavirus on commercial real estate contracts
Jonathan Lilley is a partner and commercial litigator at Blaser Mills Law The commercial real... Read more
Commercial landlords and tenants – is it time for a new strategy?
John Gallacher is a consultant in the Commercial Real Estate division at law firm Morton... Read more
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Hilltop Credit Partners completes £8.6m loan for resi development in London’s Brondesbury
Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for SME residential developers, have completed an £8.6m loan to fund a... Read more
New fintech mortgage lender M:QUBE launches
The lender aims to transform the UK mortgage market and has partnered with a number of high profile financial institutions who will supply the debt... Read more
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Savills acquires Cluttons Middle East real estate business
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