The Iran conflict demonstrates just how susceptible the UK housing market is to global geopolitical shocks. The conflict has ...
The 'Trumpflation' effect of the Middle East war could add £1,000 to £1,500 a year to the cost of a fixed rate, according to ...
Inheritance Tax receipts for April 2025 to February 2026 were £7.7bn, which is £0.1bn higher than the same period last year, ...
The UK mortgage landscape has been rattled by a sudden surge in funding costs, forcing a dramatic rethink of the interest ...
Lenders including Precise Mortgages, CHL and Moda are withdrawing and repricing their fixed rate ranges. The Iran war has already caused a rise in swap ...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study of later life lending to see if the sector can be improved. The regulator said: "We are ...
I firmly believe that the mortgage market should be like a buffet and offer something to all types of borrower. In recent months, we have seen good ...
Nottingham Building Society has announced a further enhancement to its lending criteria, widening the range of builder incentives it will accept on new ...
Just under half (44%) of councils say financial pressures will harm how many homes they can build, according to a Local Government Association survey.
Fixed-rate mortgages climbed in price again this week as lenders continued to reprice, according to the latest Moneyfacts rate watch. The typical two-year ...
Homebuyers paid £995m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in February– up 11% from the £899m paid in January. And according to Coventry Building Society’s analysis of ...
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 3.75% as widely expected. All members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted in ...