Rhys Schofield's Media Coverage

FTAdviser

Mortgage brokers are hoping to see policy pledges to build houses, incentivise buyers, and promote the housing department during the election campaign.

The Intermediary

“The Government will pay the mortgage” & “smoking is not bad for you”, are among the strangest reasons why borrowers have refused life cover.

The Intermediary

The mortgage options for construction sub-contractors have increased by a third over the past year, mortgage brokers specialising in this field have said.

Evening Standard

Mortgage brokers were baffled by some of the changes

FTAdviser

Brokers have criticised Halifax for reducing the maximum working age on some of its mortgage products.

Birmingham Live

Britain's biggest mortgage lender is reducing the maximum age at which it will allow many borrowers to say they intend to retire from 75 to 70.

The Intermediary

Across its remortgage products including large loans, Affordable Housing – Shared Equity/ Shared Ownership and equivalent green home products, the lender will be introducing rate increases up to 0.17%...

Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage brokers are assuring borrowers that mortgage rates are not everything, meaning most don’t have a narrow-minded view on pricing, advisers say.

FTAdviser

The mortgage market may see “sub 3 per cent rates” by the end of the year, according to some brokers. 

The Intermediary

Approximately 2,466 companies registered for insolvency throughout November.

inews.co.uk

The high street lender is the latest to cut rates after ONS figures today showed the economy has contracted

FTAdviser

Mortgage brokers are bracing for a busy 2024 as December sees business pick up. 

The Intermediary

Newspage asked a selection of brokers, conveyancers and specialist mortgage recruiters what they are expecting in 2024.

The Sun

HOMEBUYERS can haggle thousands of pounds worth of discounts off asking prices using a few handy negotiating tricks. Sellers are accepting reductions of £18,000 on average in order to agree a deal …

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers have urged lenders to focus on simple features when designing broker portals, without introducing adding complications like the need to download an app.

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers have reported seeing substantial increases in interest in limited company buy to let from their landlord clients, and have highlighted the importance of working with tax firms who can support clients...

The Intermediary - Latest UK mortgage news

The typical home now costs £281,974, up around £3,000 on the previous month.

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers hold the key to dealing with mortgage jargon, but the industry as a whole would benefit from a crackdown on meaningless terms, intermediaries have argued.

Mortgage Professional

“Hell will freeze over before the regulator, government or industry bodies educate people in some sort of joined up way”

Mortgage Professional

Borrowers need to weigh up the overall cost of the product, brokers say

FTAdviser

Skipton Building Society has introduced a range of low rate two-year fixes aimed at helping existing borrowers with payment difficulties, in a move one broker has called “unprecedented”.

inews.co.uk

Skipton Building Society’s new deal appears generous - but there are caveats homeowners need to watch out for

Mortgage Professional

Protection specialists discuss the reasons behind geographical differences

The Intermediary

Brokers and protection specialists have shared their views on how and when protection advice should be provided, and whether it can be overlooked during busier times.

Mortgage Professional

Brokers discuss their experiences with setting up a business

Bracknell News

Despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 or 17 above pre-pandemic levels, the lender said.

The Intermediary

Speaking with Newspage, property and mortgage professionals have noted a steep rise in gazundering as of late.

Evening Standard

Despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 or 17% above pre-pandemic levels, the lender said.

The Independent

Despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 or 17% above pre-pandemic levels, the lender said.

The Intermediary

In its August House Price Index, Nationwide stated that the biggest decline in transactional terms was in detached houses.

Mortgage Professional

Brokers discuss the industry standard qualification for advisers

Mortgage Professional

Brokers discuss whether it would be a good option

Mortgage Solutions

Surviving the myriad challenges of the last few years, such as Brexit, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, may have helped boost the sense of confidence among intermediaries, brokers have suggested.

Mortgage Solutions

Intermediaries have welcomed the fact that business levels in August have been low, suggesting it offers a chance to recover from the “rollercoaster” of recent months ahead of the market kicking back into...

Mortgage Professional

Brokers give their views

Mortgage Solutions

Some homeowners are taking the changes in house prices into account when refinancing to maximise their chances of getting the loan they want, brokers have said.

Financial Reporter

The buyer has since lodged a complaint with the estate agency.

Mortgage Professional

Brokers discuss the rising number of older renters and their impact

The Negotiator

Independent mortgage brokers are calling for proper penalties for those involved in conditional selling and want the Financial Conduct Authority to take action.

News and Star

HSBC UK, Nationwide Building Society and TSB were also among lenders announcing mortgage rate cuts this week.

London Loves Business

As interest rates on savings accounts rise, financial advisers are reporting that they are getting more enquiries from clients about putting their money

Mortgage Solutions

The chaotic nature of the mortgage market at the moment presents an “open door” for brokers to build relationships with new clients, with the upheaval creating opportunities as much as challenges, advisers...

The Independent

The cost of rent is expected to rise even further in the coming months

The Guardian

Rents jump by record 5.1% in a month as rental market struggles to meet demand from priced-out buyers

BBC News

Costs for tenants have jumped again but house prices grew more slowly in May, figures show.

Mortgage Solutions

The Labour Party will host an “emergency” mortgage summit with brokers to discuss the impact of the “mortgage crisis” on first-time buyers and homeowners and explore options.

FTAdviser

An increasing number of people are cancelling their personal insurance amid current economic circumstances, according to Feuell4Life director and protection adviser, Sandra Feuell.

Financial Reporter

Brokers shared positive and negative experiences of partnering with networks.

The Intermediary

As the cost of living continues to increase and mortgage payments soar, brokers are witnessing more people consider cancelling their life insurance and other protection policies.

Mortgage Solutions

The media, the government and the Bank of England have all come under fire by mortgage brokers for their role in contributing to the ongoing difficulties in the mortgage market.

The Sun

HOMEBUYERS can haggle discounts worth tens of thousands of pounds off asking prices using a few trusty negotiating tricks. Four in ten sellers knocked down the price of their home in June by more t…

The Intermediary

Many in the financial services industry are bracing themselves for the fallout from another interest rate hike.

Introducer Today

Will There Be A Housing Crash?

The Intermediary

After the UK saw its first annual house price decline in 11 years experts give their take on what’s next for house prices.

The Negotiator

No-fault evictions will be abolished and tenants will allowed to have pets with a new landlords ombudsman appointed to provide quick resolutions to disputes.

Sky

The company, which prided itself on a low-cost model for customers, had been suffering financially and put itself up for sale earlier this year.

The Sunday Times

First-time buyers are not only getting on the ladder later, but their loans will last well into retirement

CityAM

One of the UK’s largest building societies is considering launching a no deposit, or 100 per cent loan to value mortgage. Mortgages which do not need a

The Times

Mortgage lenders are set to start offering 100 per cent home loans again for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.Skipton Building Society is to launc

Mortgage Solutions

A new Help to Buy scheme should include the existing housing stock and be more targeted at helping the most in-need first-time buyers, brokers have argued.

This Is Money

In total there were 89,560 residential property transactions in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest data from HMRC.

Mortgage Solutions

Demand for 100 per cent mortgages could be very high among first-time buyers but there are concerns around credit quality and negative equity

Financial Reporter

Industry experts agreed that whether a buyer or a seller has the upper hand can differ by location, property type, and more.

Mortgage Strategy

It is just over three years since the first Covid lockdown. As the country was told, ‘Stay at home,’ the mortgage market, along with many other sectors, was forced into new ways of working. Teams and Zoom...

IFA Magazine

AI technology is without doubt the future we are heading towards. However, what that future looks like is still unclear. How will AI be used? Will it repl

Property Reporter

Proptech has had a massive effect on the property industry over the past few years from property management software to the rise of virtual house viewings through lockdown and, whether you like it or not,...

The Negotiator

With this week’s rise in inflation combined with a move by the US Federal Reserve to go ahead with a 0.25% rise, the BoE had few choices.

The Times

Imagine you find your dream house and are able to secure a mortgage offer, only to be told by the estate agent that you have to use their in-house mortgage adviser or your offer won’t be put forward or...

Mortgage Strategy

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced its buy-to-let (BTL) stress rate. The lender says the changes benefit those looking to purchase, remortgage, and port an existing BTL mortgage. For all customer...

IFA Magazine

Free PR platform, Newspage, asked brokers what they think of mortgage comparison sites. Some believe they have a role, others believe they simply cause confusio

Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage brokers have accused lenders of treating self-employed applicants like “second class citizens”, with borrowers suffering because lenders do not take the time to understand their income.

Mortgage Professional

Bundle combines mortgage and legal services under one roof

Financial Reporter

Mortgage brokers were split on whether the use of AI tools like ChatGPT would be a help or hindrance to the conveyancing and remortgage process.

inews.co.uk

Falling swap rates may benefit borrowers as it could mean interest rates will start to fall sooner than had been expected

inews.co.uk

Falling swap rates may benefit borrowers as it could mean interest rates will start to fall sooner than had been expected

Financial Reporter

The first-time buyer bundle rates will be up to 0.35% lower than Gen H’s standard range.

Mortgage Solutions

Gen H has launched a service for first-time buyers which combines its mortgage and legal services at reduced interest rates.

Mortgage Solutions

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank swap rates in the UK have fallen by as much as 0.2 per cent, which could pause the rising Base Rate trajectory and stabilise mortgage pricing.

Financial Reporter

Brokers said that regulation and negative perceptions of the financial services industry are holding back the advice sector.

Mortgage Solutions

Barclays’ acquisition of Kensington Mortgages could reinforce its existing proposition and signal the start of high street lenders diversifying into new markets.

Financial Reporter

The acquisition allows Barclays to broaden its specialist mortgage offering.

IFA Magazine

Following the Land Registry December HPI published this morning, Newspage asked brokers and property experts for their thoughts. Sofia Jones, Managing Dire

Mortgage Solutions

As a new survey reveals that most UK adults take their financial advice from media experts such as Paul Lewis and Martin Lewis, brokers react to a trend that could lead to borrowers making ‘terrible financial...

IFA Magazine

Newspage have asked financial services experts for their views on the latest DeadHappy ad featuring murderer Harold Shipman and shared them with IFA Magazine. N

IFA Magazine

Inflation has dipped for the second month in a row. Will this mean there’s less pressure on the Bank of England to raise the base rate? Mortgage brokers and IFAs were asked what impact the inflation dip might...

IFA Magazine

Scott Taylor-Barr, Financial Adviser at Carl Summers Financial Services: “I’m a self-employed mortgage adviser, with over 25 years’ financial service

Financial Reporter

Paul Lewis said

Financial Reporter

Brokers have called for a rethink around risk by lenders when it comes to the employed versus the self-employed.

The Intermediary

The value of gross mortgage advances in Q3 was £85.9 billion, £8.0 billion greater than the previous quarter.

IFA Magazine

Today’s Bank of England Q3 mortgage report which was published earlier this morning, has provoked a lot of responses from brokers on the PR Platform, Newspage

Mortgage Strategy

The value of new mortgage commitments made during Q3 2022 was £87.8bn, shows new Bank of England (BoE) data – a 4.5% jump on the previous quarter and the highest value seen since Q3 2007. At the same time,...

Protection Reporter

8% have cancelled a financial product such as a pension or dental/life insurance.

IFA Magazine

As lenders tighten their criteria due to rising rates, reduced affordability amid the cost of living crisis and the prospect of a long recession ahead, free PR

Financial Reporter

Brokers have warned that people need to be aware of the ramifications and risks of taking out equity release during the cost of living crisis.

Mortgage Professional

Brokers need to be talking about this, says founder of Derbyshire-based brokerage

Mortgage Solutions

More lenders may follow Virgin Money’s decision to temporarily remove high loan to value (LTV) (95 per cent loan) mortgages resulting in a lack of options for those with smaller deposits, brokers are speculating.

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers want to see no “nasty surprises” in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement that could cause further turmoil in the mortgage market.

inews.co.uk

The average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates have both dropped since the 75 basis point rise in the Bank of England base rate, and there could be further falls

Financial Reporter

One broker says he has lost two clients over the past month alone due to conditional selling.

The Intermediary

A poll of mortgage brokers and estate agents from Newspage found that 58% expect house prices to fall by up to 10%.

inews.co.uk

Experts warn it is the ‘worst time ever’ to be entering the market from scratch

The Intermediary

“Get that fella off the TV and let’s see his CeMap papers. Since when has sound financial advice been given on speculation” said one broker.

The Intermediary

Housing supply and demand issues mean a potential house price crash is ‘pie in the sky stuff’, according to Rhys Schofield, managing director at Derbyshire-based mortgage advisors Peak Money.

Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage brokers are helping remortgagors to deal with rate shocks as thousands of clients coming off fixed rates.

Sky

Latest in our cost of living blog as mortgage lenders withdraw their products; the pound rallies slightly after historic lows on Monday; the Bank of England appears likely to raise interest rates 0.75-1%,...

Londonlovesbusiness

The news that the Pound has hit a record low this morning against the greenback, and is moving every closer to parity, has sent shockwaves in the City, Markets and beyond. Here’s…

The Times

Homeowners who stretched their borrowing to get on the ladder or buy bigger properties may need to earn more than £7,400 extra a year to meet higher mortgage

The Sun

HOUSE prices remain high despite the Covid pandemic and cost of living crisis, with the average property price standing at £292,118. There are a number of factors driving that growth, including a s…

Property Industry Eye

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Mortgage Solutions

A mortgage transaction is always unpredictable. How do professionals cope with ‘broker guilt’ when deals break down?

Mortgage Professional

Still, these latest numbers all “fall well short” of government targets

Mortgage Solutions

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities also said housing starts increased by 21 per cent in Q2 when compared to the previous quarter.

Mortgage Strategy

The number of dwellings where building work started on site was 51,730 between 1 April and 30 June this year, according to the latest figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities....

Mortgage Strategy

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a rent freeze, designed to help tenants stay on top of their finances, amid spiralling energy bills and rising prices. The SNP, part of a coalition...

FTAdviser.com

The package of measures announced by prime minister to support UK households with their energy bills this winter is a short term policy which will result in long term pain IFAs have said

IFA Magazine

Brokers have reported “an enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the property they’re renting”. They say increas

Mortgage Strategy

Brokers report they have seen a growing number of tenants say they have been given first refusal to buy the property they are renting over the last two months. It is believed this is due to a combination...

Financial Reporter

A number of brokers have expressed concern about new build property developers putting pressure on prospective buyers.

IFA Magazine

Brokers have expressed their concern about new build property developers increasingly putting pressure on prospective buyers to exchange contracts within a 28-

IFA Magazine

Following the Nationwide August House Price Index published this morning industry experts have reacted. Ross Boyd, founder of the always-on mortgage comparison

IFA Magazine

Following the Bank of England Money And Credit report (July) published this morning, property and mortgage experts have reacted. Andrew Montlake, managing dir

FTAdviser.com

Many homeowners could be forced to sell their home and downsize in the face of rising energy bills and interest rates which keep on climbing

Mortgage Solutions

Millions of households are facing fuel poverty this winter after Ofgem confirmed the energy price cap will rise 80% to £3,549 on 1 October 2022.

Financial Reporter

Ofgem has today confirmed that household energy bills will rise by around 80% from October when the new price cap comes into effect.

Daily Mail

The new cap announced by Ofgem today will come into effect for around 24million households in England, Scotland and Wales on default energy tariffs on October 1.

East Midlands

News is ‘another dagger in the heart’ for small business owners

Mortgage Strategy

Confirmation from Ofgem that the energy cap will be raised from £1,971 to £3,549 a year from October has been met with dismay by many in the mortgage industry. Outside of immediate concerns for staying...

IFA Magazine

Following the UK House Price Index (June 2022), property experts have reacted. Ryan Joyce, director of Nottingham-based independent mortgage broker, Key Mortg

This Is Money

Average two year fixed mortgage rates are now two percentage points higher than at the start of the year, increasing typical monthly payments by an average of £159.

Daily Mail

Average two year fixed mortgage rates are now two percentage points higher than at the start of the year, increasing typical monthly payments by an average of £159.

Property Industry Eye

Breaking property news for the residential property industry. Independent, unbiased, and factual reporting. A forum for discussion and debate of topics of the day. Subscribe for our property newsletter.

IFA Magazine

Following this morning’s inflation data, IFAs, brokers, and money coaches have reacted to its impact on savers and borrowers. Nick Lincoln, director at Watfo

inews.co.uk

The rise in prices surpassed the level of the average annual UK salary based on the latest data, although some commentators expect interest rate rises to start to cool pace of growth.

Mortgage Solutions

Self-employed borrowers are treated as higher risk by mortgage lenders but there is little justification, according to mortgage brokers.

Metro.co.uk

Mortgage rates are on the rise - and fast.

IFA Magazine

This morning the latest monthly ONS economy stats were released, highlighting a Gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 0.5% in May 2022, after a decline of 0.2%

Mortgage Solutions

Children could inherit their parents’ mortgage if ideas being explored by the government become reality, but the scheme could simply push house prices higher, brokers say.

IFA Magazine

Following reports of record times in property conveyancing, we asked 12 property and mortgage industry experts for their views on the current conveyancing syste

Express.co.uk

BRITAIN’S housing market has been paralysed by a ‘broken’ system that is leading to record delays for both buyers and sellers.

IFA Magazine

Following today’s Bank of England Money & Credit report (May) issued this morning, mortgage brokers comment on the data and reveal that they’re still fi

Mortgage Solutions

The number of borrowers paying Early Repayment Charges (ERC) has soared following fears of rising interest rates.

Mortgage Solutions

Newcastle Intermediaries has added to its 10-year fixed product range with an interest-only deal.

Financial Reporter

Prime minister Boris Johnson has today confirmed plans which will allow homebuyers on lower wages to use housing benefit - currently amounting to £30 million per year - towards their mortgage.

Mortgage Solutions

The number of properties available to rent through letting agents in the month of March halved between 2019 and 2022.

inews.co.uk

As interest rates continue to rise thousands of borrowers will be looking to fix their mortgage, but is this a good idea?

inews.co.uk

There are ways consumers can cut costs - and even make money - as many find their budgets squeezed

Mortgage Solutions

The number of property sales completed through the Help to Buy scheme totalled 8,913 in Q4 2021, a 41 per cent decline on the same period in 2019.

The Sun

THEY say that what goes up, must come down – but is it true when it comes to house prices? Property prices have soared in recent years, but there are fears that the property market is due a d…

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers have been inundated with enquiries from panicking borrowers trying to lock in to the best deals after the Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates.

The Sunday Times

Making a swift return from renovations is harder than ever due to rate rises and shortages

Mortgage Solutions

Brokers have said that they are seeing an increasing number of adverts for products and rates that are no longer on the market, often on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram.

inews.co.uk

First Direct claimed the mortgage offered the best fixed-rates available for 5 per cent deposit holders. The mortgages available can be held up to a maximum 40-year term.

FTAdviser.com

Britain s housing market is broken and the property bull market could soon turn into a bear mortgage advisers have warned

IFA Magazine

Following on from this morning’s planning applications data for England published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, mortgage exper

Mortgage Solutions

The number of new homes built fell by three per cent year-on-year between October and December 2021.

The Negotiator

Several leading mortgage brokers have broken ranks to call out agents who employ conditional selling techniques, naming several brands.

Property Industry Eye

“There is a filthy cancer in the estate agency world, which needs to be addressed,” claims mortgage broker, with agents at Connells accused of bad practice.

This Is Money

In-house advice can cost up to £700 in some cases, but mortgage advisers suggest buyers are scared to turn it down in case it affects their purchase.

Daily Mail

In-house advice can cost up to £700 in some cases, but mortgage advisers suggest buyers are scared to turn it down in case it affects their purchase.

This Is Money

The scheme was used by 6,535 households between its launch on 19 April 2021 and 30 September, around 4% of the total first-time buyers in the market.

Daily Mail

The scheme was used by 6,535 households between its launch on 19 April 2021 and 30 September, around 4% of the total first-time buyers in the market.

Mortgage Solutions

Rising living costs present a key remortgage opportunity as borrowers are likely to find it tougher to get a loan in the coming months, brokers have told Mortgage Solutions.

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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of five-four to increase bank rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.5% to meet its 2% inflation target.

Daily Mail

For anyone who has just bought a home for the UK average of £276,000 and has an 80 per cent loan on a tracker rate, the 0.25 percentage point rate rise means extra repayments of £552 a year.

Financial Times

Property price index rises by annual rate of 11.2% in January surpassing economists’ expectations

Mortgage Finance Gazette

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10% on an annual basis in November. On a monthly basis, prices went up by 1.2%. This saw the

Mortgage Strategy

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10% on an annual basis in November. On a monthly basis, prices went up by 1.2%. This saw the average house price in the UK hit £270,708. In...

Mortgage Strategy

Annual house price growth of 9.9% in October saw the average UK property price clear the quarter-million-pound watermark for the first time, shows Nationwide data. At £250,311, this means the average price...

Startups.co.uk

The government will announce its first budget since pandemic restrictions lifted. We ask SMEs what they want from the spending review.

This Is Money

Most homeowners fix their mortgage for two or five years - but deals are available with rates fixed for 10,15 or even 40, but can be expensive to exit.

Daily Mail

Most homeowners fix their mortgage for two or five years - but deals are available with rates fixed for 10,15 or even 40, but can be expensive to exit.

Financial Reporter

From tomorrow, Halifax will be changing some of the loan to income limits applied to its affordability calculations.

Daily Mail

In a flurry of interviews at Tory conference, the PM denied that the country is in ‘crisis’, comparing the disruption to a ‘giant waking up’ and ‘creaking’ after the pandemic.

Proactiveinvestors UK

The UK blue chip index moves higher despite continuing concerns over inflation, energy and supply chain issues

Mortgage Strategy

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Bank of England has again voted unanimously to keep the bank rate at 0.10%. The committee also voted 7-2 for the continuation of the buying of corporate bonds,...

Express.co.uk

BORIS Johnson has been accused of delivering a “kick in the teeth” to thousands of struggling businesses after he announced a £12 billion-a-year National Insurance hike to fund health and social care.

Daily Mail

Small business owners pointed out that they would be ‘effectively hit in the pocket twice with contributions both as an employer and employee’ following Boris Johnson’s announcement today.

Financial Times

The number of UK houses and flats sold plunged last month after buyers completed their purchases early to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday, official data showed.

This Is Money

Mortgage rates have continued their downward slide, with multiple deals now available with less than 0.90 per cent interest - but borrowers should watch out for hefty fees.

Daily Mail

Mortgage rates have continued their downward slide, with multiple deals now available with less than 0.90 per cent interest - but borrowers should watch out for hefty fees.

Money Expert

Olympic athletes toppled world record after world record last week in Tokyo, and back home in the UK, mortgage rates were setting their own records. Just a...

FTAdviser.com

Low rate mortgages have seen another product join their ranks as Halifax introduced the UK s lowest two year fixed rate at 0 83 per cent for large deposit holders

The Guardian

Lender to offer ultra-low rate on two-year fixed deal on loans worth up to 60% of home value

Evening Standard

As London reopens, young buyers are snapping up flats offering great design and lifestyle perks that will get our New Homes Awards judges thinking.

The Telegraph

Lenders slash home loan rates to record lows, while property prices dip for first time in five months after stamp duty holiday ends

Londonlovesproperty.com

Net mortgage borrowing rebounded to £6.6 billion in May from £3.0 billion in April, but remained below the record £11.4 billion in March. Mortgage approvals for house purchase were 87,500…

The Guardian

Buyers who miss 30 June cutoff may have to pull out of purchases, putting chains of sales at risk

Daily Telegraph

Surging value will continue even when stamp duty increases, experts say as properties jump at fastest pace for seven years

The Telegraph

The FTSE 100 was up more than 1pc today, buoyed by reports three quarters of Britons would be vaccinated by next month and lifted by mining stocks which were tracking the rising prices of copper and other...

Express.co.uk

HOUSE prices have continued to surge in Great Britain with properties costing an average of £242,832. May 2021 saw a “further acceleration” in annual house price growth after hitting its highest level...

The Telegraph

Average house worth £256,000 at the end of March – 10pc higher than in 2020

inews.co.uk

Mortgage brokers say the best remortgage rates are reserved for those with the best credit ratings, so what can you do with a poor score?

The Telegraph

The average cost of a home in Britain has hit a record high of £238,831

Yahoo Finance

Government-backed plan to boost home ownership with just 5 per cent deposit launches

Daily Mail

Some borrowers took mortgage holidays as a ‘nice to have’ - but now they face extra questions and increased scrutiny from lenders when applying for a new loan.

The Independent

Government-backed plan to boost home ownership with just 5 per cent deposit launches

The Armchair Trader

UK house prices have been astounding investors and analysts - what are the main drivers at work and will they continue?

MoneyWeek

UK house prices have risen to new to record highs, says Nicole Garcia Merida. Demand continues to outpace supply, but continued low interest rates, the return of 95% mortgages and the stamp-duty holiday...

The Telegraph

Prices have risen by 6.5pc in the last year, as economists suggest growth rates could climb into double digits

Mortgage Introducer

Halifax found that house prices had increased by 1.1% between February and March 2021 and are now 6.5% higher than in March 2020.

Derbyshire Times

A Derbyshire mortgage broker believes it is the first in the UK to have its own heavy metal theme tune.