Total value of UK housing fell marginally in 2023 by 0.3 per cent or £27 billion, but remains significantly higher than...
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![Surging rents drive up capital growth according to Savills](/upload/images/240215%2003.jpg)
UK housing costs hit £200 billion for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by the property firm...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Unexpected Housing Market Boost as Prices Edge Upwards](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2011%2007%202.jpg/23%2011%2007%202__400x300.jpg)
Shock news about house prices tend to mean one thing - a downward lurch. But the latest index from the Nationwide...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Residential mortgages remain at historic low](/img/default/pit.png)
Two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgages have all dropped in cost over the past 12 months, and witnessed some big...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Mixed picture’ for buy-to-let mortgage rates, says online mortgage broker](/img/default/pit.png)
New research from online mortgage broker Property Master has revealed the cost of three out of six categories of fixed rate...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fixed rate mortgage market sees big reductions in costs](/img/default/pit.png)
Two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgages have all dropped in cost over the past 12 months, according to Mortgage Brain’s...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cost of most fixed BTL rates down year-on-year, says online mortgage broker](/img/default/pit.png)
The majority of buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages are currently down year-on-year – some by as much as £29 per month for...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fixed rate mortgages the dominant choice for buy-to-let landlords](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 93% of landlords financing buy-to-let property opted for a fixed rate mortgage in the second quarter of 2018, according to...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![BTL rates fall despite base rate rise predictions](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the start of the year, the cost of a typical five-year fixed buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage has fallen despite the possibility...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![BTL lending margins squeezed as lenders competed in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Lenders absorbed more costs to keep their rates competitive in the last quarter of 2017, according to the latest results of...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Possibility of interest rate rise sees borrowers turn to fixed mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of borrowers seeking fixed rate mortgages has surged ahead of the prospect of an interest rate rise this Thursday,...
01 November 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
![Significant increase in fee-free mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
More than a third of fixed rate mortgage deals currently on the market are now offered without an arrangement fee, fresh...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lender slashes its loan-to-value rates](/img/default/pit.png)
Accord Buy to Let has reduced the rates across its 75% loan-to-value (LTV) range by 0.35%, and offered a range of...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Aldermore Bank cuts two-year fixed rate mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
Aldermore, a retail bank which specialises in providing financial services to small and medium sized businesses, has cut its buy-to-let range...