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Low rates and stagnant prices are boosting mortgage approvals
A prolonged period of low rates and stagnant house price growth has helped boost the number of mortgages approved to buyers with small deposits,... Read more
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Research reveals rise in mortgage fraud in the UK
Fraudulent applications on mortgages have increased by 5% in the first half of 2019 with research showing that 13% of British adults believe it is... Read more
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Product choice in equity release market increases
Equity release customers in the UK saw unprecedented levels of product choice and flexibility in the first six months of 2019 as a total of £1.85... Read more
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First time buyers are driving mortgage enquiries from older borrowers
There has been a surge in enquiries from borrowers aged 55 and over looking for mortgage options to help children and grandchildren onto the property... Read more
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Property investment surge could come after Brexit, new poll suggests
Brexit has made UK property investors more cautious but real estate spending spree could follow when the country eventually leaves the European... Read more
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Help to Buy scheme has not addressed wider issues in the housing market
The Government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme is not making homes more affordable in general or helping address other pressing problems in the... Read more
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Growth continues in UK mortgage market, including buy to let
Mortgage market growth in the UK is continuing with the number of first time buyer mortgages completed in July up by 5.8% compared to the same month... Read more
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One in four people plan to use their home to fund the cost of care
Almost a quarter, some 24%, of unretired people would rather unlock equity from their property than use their pension pot to pay for care costs in... Read more
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Buy to let mortgage rates falling across the board
The cost of fixed rate buy to let mortgages is falling with the biggest month on month decline in two year deals for 50% of the value of a property,... Read more
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Fixed rate deals dominate the remortgage market, latest data shows
Fixed rate deals are dominating the residential remortgage market with 96% of those who remortgaged in July doing so with this kind of product, new... 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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The Future of the UK’s Housing Crisis
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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
International real estate advisor Savills has completed the acquisition of Cluttons Middle East, a leading real estate consultancy business in the... Read more
