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![Investor Briefing - the market has turned the page says Hamptons](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2004.jpg)
Hamptons head of research Aneisha Beveridge says the early signs in 2024 suggest that the market has firmly turned the page. She...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Outer London - why it could be a boom town for 20 minute neighbourhoods](/upload/images/Locations/GreaterLondon-400x310.jpg)
One of London's leading property services groups has explored the most amenity-rich and walkable communities in Outer London in a report...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords: here’s how to research your next property investment](/img/default/pit.png)
Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...
17 December 2019
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![Sharp rise in investors forced to sell to pay off interest-only mortgage debts](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of investors are being forced to sell their homes in order to pay off their interest-only mortgages, according...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low interest rates will ‘continue to support demand’ for property](/img/default/pit.png)
Cheap borrowing levels should boost demand for property across the UK in the coming months, despite a recent fall in the...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyer and remortgage lending set to ‘maintain momentum’](/img/default/pit.png)
The recent rise in the level of both first-time buyer and remortgage lending is expected to ‘maintain momentum’ thanks to the...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let lending for property purchase plummets 80%](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of property investors looking to invest in the buy-to-let market continued to fall last month as a result of...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rise in cash buyers due to ‘over-zealous’ lending rules](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a sharp rise in the number of home buyers using cash to buy property last year, with mortgage lending...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Gross mortgage lending in ‘neutral gear’](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending held up relatively well last month despite a fall of almost 20% year-on-year, according to the latest estimate...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK house prices ‘prove unshakeable’ as growth picks up](/img/default/pit.png)
More than nine months on from the historic Brexit vote, and home buyers are now paying 1.3% on average more for...
14 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![The UK housing market ‘is starting to look livelier’](/img/default/pit.png)
More home loans were secured to buy property in the UK during the first two months of 2017 than any year...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage borrowing at near two-year low, says CML](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lending to home buyers fell to a near two-year low in January amid a ‘stubbornly persistent’ lull in moving activity,...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Low rates boosts remortgage market activity in the UK](/img/default/pit.png)
There was a surge in remortgage activity in 2016, which peaked in Q4, as more borrowers opted for longer term fixed...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![London home buyers down 3% in Q4 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of home buyers in London fell to the lowest level for four years, fresh figures from the Council of...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK property sales to fall as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Fewer people are expected to invest in residential property in 2017, as tax changes and economic uncertainty deter many property investors...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lending drops 11% in a year](/img/default/pit.png)
Mortgage lending was down 11% in October compared with the corresponding month last year with £10.5bn borrowed for residential property purchases...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage affordability hits record low](/img/default/pit.png)
It is now more affordable than ever before to take out a mortgage, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![September mortgage lending hits nine year high](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending last month hit a nine year high for the month of September, despite a 7% month-on-month drop, new...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![FCA announce arrears remediation consultation](/img/default/pit.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday announced that it will consult on new guidance on the treatment of customers that fall...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers return to the housing market as Brexit fears diminish](/img/default/pit.png)
Homebuyers are returning to the housing market as post EU referendum fears continue to calm, the latest RICS UK Residential Market...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in mortgage lending in June](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending rose by 16% last month compared with May to reach an eight-year high for the month of June,...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Gross mortgage lending increases 14% year-on-year](/img/default/pit.png)
Gross mortgage lending reached £18.2bn in May, the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal. Lending was 4% higher...