Category Archives: Mortgages & General Property News

Equity Release growth trend continues

The Equity Release Council (ERC)1 has reported continued growth in the equity release market, with [...]

Budget news for the housing market

Taxation may have dominated the Autumn Budget, but the fiscal event did include some announcements [...]

Housing sales set to stay high after a robust year end

The UK housing market experienced strong sales momentum in the second half of 2024, thanks [...]

BoMaD fork out £30bn

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) are expected to give nearly £30bn to help [...]

Household spending expected to increase

A survey has found that household finances are the strongest they’ve been for two years1.  [...]

Critical illness cover – don’t bury your head in the sand

Nobody wants to think about suffering from a life-changing illness but getting the right protection [...]

Fewer young people securing mortgages

A proposed new ‘Freedom to Buy’ mortgage guarantee scheme is unlikely to support prospective FTBs, [...]

Rise in ‘non-traditional’ house buying routes

Half of young first-time buyers (FTBs) are willing to consider ‘non-traditional routes’ to get onto [...]

Northern mortgage hotspots

Six Northern cities have seen dramatic rises in mortgage searches, new analysis1 has revealed.  Leeds, [...]

A new Renters’ Rights Bill

A new bill to outlaw no-fault evictions is about to shake up the private rented [...]