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Research from online mortgage broker Property Master has shown the majority of fixed rate buy-to-let rates are continuing to fall due...

New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed that the cost of the majority of fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages appear...

Investment yields from prime London buy-to-let properties don’t reflect the risks involved, Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC) has claimed. The London-based specialist debt...

Who are you? I’m Stephen Moss, the founder and managing director of the largest property investment platform in the UK, Sourced. I’ve worked...

The average price for a two-bed city centre flat in the UK is £227,000, nearly £100,000 more than in Europe (£131,000)...

Houses in London’s commuter belt will be the hardest hit in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to property investment...

Property management firm, DJ Alexander Ltd, has advised landlords to remortgage before further increases in interest rates. The firm found that one...

Since the start of the year, the cost of a typical five-year fixed buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage has fallen despite the possibility...

The number of buy-to-let investors in the UK reached a record high of 2.5 million in the latest tax year, up...

February has already seen strong auction activity across the board, with many lots snapped up and sold at whopping prices well...

On a day set to be dominated by the Budget, Skipton Building Society has launched two new seven-year fixed-rate mortgages to...

The number of borrowers seeking fixed rate mortgages has surged ahead of the prospect of an interest rate rise this Thursday,...

The cost of mortgages has continued to fall despite the regular warnings of interest and mortgage rate rises. After the UK’s economy...

Mortgage approvals for residential property purchases rose slightly in July to its highest level since March 2016, despite a general fall...

The Bank of England has warned households to expect interest rates to rise over the 12 months but also predicted living...

With the average two-year fixed rate home loan currently at a record low of just 2.26%, there has never been a...

Asking prices for residential properties in England and Wales have remained broadly unchanged  over the past month, as price sensitive homebuyers...

Eight years of quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates is estimated to have cost savers more than £160bn, but...

More than 100 investors with a diverse and experienced investment history have collectively invested in the region of £1m in a...

The size of the retirement lending market in the UK looks set to soar over the next 10 years as lending...

A commercial property in the heart of London’ West End which is occupied by Pizza Express has been snapped up by...

More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...

The debate between property or pensions has been discussed for many years, with the changes to mortgage interest and finance costs...

Growing economic uncertainty in the UK is starting to weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to engage in major transactions such...

High demand from national and international investors for strong performing assets across all property sectors helped Allsop raise more than £87m...

Concerns that interest rates could rise sooner than markets currently expect has triggered an increase in remortgaging activity, a new study...

UK inflation has reached its highest rate since June 2014, mainly due to the increasing cost of fuel and food. Annual inflation...

Homeowners across England and Wales remortgaged for around £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% capital...

The number of commercial property loans being written off has dropped to its lowest level since the credit crunch, fresh figures...

The number of homes changing hands in the UK look set to rise over the next few months, as reflected by...

Residential property prices in the UK remained broadly stable in 2016 but is likely to slow next year, the Nationwide has...

The number of mortgages approved for residential property purchases rose for the second consecutive month in October as the housing market...

From a property investor’s perspective, it has been a tough year following a raft of changes introduced by the government. Aside from the...

Inflation in the UK will quadruple to around 4% in the second half of 2017, which would slash disposable income, according...

UK mortgage approvals rose last month as the housing market continued to show signs of recovery following June's vote to leave...

The number of mortgages approved by British banks rose last month from a 19-month low in August, according to fresh data...

There was more bad news over the future of the UK economy published yesterday with a report by EY’s Item Club...

Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...

International investors accounted for 78% of the commercial property acquired in central London in the last three months, as the fall...

The volume of mortgage approvals fell for the third month in a row in August, the latest Bank of England figures...

The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, which has attracted strong demand from borrowers looking for higher loan-to-value (LTV) home loans,...

It is now a ‘great time’ to invest in the UK housing market despite a new report showing that house price...

The number of residential property transactions decreased slightly between July and August according to newly released data from HMRC, with last...

There was more bad news for the pensions industry after a new study found that young people feel saving for property is...

The Bank of England, as expected, opted to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 0.25% yesterday in the wake of recent...

The annual rate of UK house price growth cooled further in August, after slowing the previous month, fresh data shows. Halifax said...

Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist, has confirmed what many of us already knew – investing in property is...

The volume of mortgage enquiries received by deVere Mortgages has surged by 55% week on week since the Bank of England...

The average asking price for a residential property in England and Wales fell by 1.2% in August compared with the previous...

Residential property price growth dropped to a three-year low in July 2016 as the UK’s decision to leave the EU continued...

Rental values across the UK’s commercial property market remained steady last month, the latest figures show.  But despite stable rents, capital values,...

There has been a notable fall in residential property prices in London which present canny investors with a genuine opportunity to...

The Bank of England (BoE) decided not to make the first cut to UK interest rates in more than seven years...

Banks reduced lending to the commercial property sector for the first time in four years in the run-up to the EU...

The UK’s construction industry suffered its worst contraction since 2009 in June as uncertainty around the EU referendum led to concern...

Within hours of the EU votes being counted last week, London Central Portfolio (LCP) released a statement urging investors to consider...

Global markets have plunged, David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as Prime Minister later this year and...

Residential property sales in the UK increased by 1.5% in May compared with April but the month’s seasonally adjusted figure is...

A growing number of property investors are adding clauses into contracts giving buyers the right to walk away from commercial property...

Mortgage rates in the UK could increase in the short-term if Britain votes to leave the European Union, according to the...

The pound rose 1% against the dollar yesterday and also strengthened against the euro amid signs that the 'remain' camp is pulling...

There was a significant increase in the volume of buy-to-let mortgage products available in the UK in the first quarter of...

The Residential Landlords Association has warned that Treasury proposals to make access to buy-to-let lending harder could cut off the supply...

The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents across England and Wales have dipped below...

In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...

Cumulative growth in UK prices will total 20.3% in the five years to the end of 2020, according to Knight Frank’s...

Almost 40% of British homeowners are unaware of what a 0.5% increase in interest rate rises could mean for their monthly...

The latest figures from the Land Registry have highlighted a more pronounced North-South property divide than ever, as the cost of...

Peer-to-peer mortgage lender Landbay has announced the appointment of Paul Clampin as Chief Lending Officer. Clampin, who is joining from Paragon...

Q: Who Are Go Commercial Finance & why did you set up Go Commercial Finance? Go Commercial Finance is a true, whole...

According to the latest Bank of England figures, the huge hike in buy-to-let landlords in the UK has led to a...

Research from deVere Mortgages has found that mortgage applications have gone up by 43% in the last month. The vast majority...