UK Mortgage & Property Related News
The boss of Britain’s biggest mortgage lender has told Sky News he expects three interest rate cuts this year, bringing some relief to borrowers and mortgage holders.
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Mohammad Muhsen Yaqoobi has been issued a brutal fine by the taxman and government tax department after he failed to complete his 2020 to 2021 tax return on time.
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Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill moves a step closer to law today as it passed its third and final reading in the Commons. From here, it will go to the Lords.
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Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) have been a cornerstone of the UK rental market, offering affordable housing options for tenants and profitable investment opportunities for landlords.
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Despite a growing landlord exodus – which the housing minister Matthew Pennycook disbelieves – would you start as a landlord in 2025? There are reasons for and against. I’d like to hear your views because I try – honestly! – to remain positive despite what is regularly being thrown our way.
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Landwood Group says it’s seeing a rise in the number of landlords coming to auction their properties, finding it too challenging to continue operating.
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Getting that first foot on the UK property ladder can feel like an uphill struggle for first-time buyers with their dream home seeming tantalisingly out of reach.
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First-time buyers are rushing to purchase homes before the stamp duty they need to pay rises.
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Major banks have begun increasing mortgage rates in response to renewed economic uncertainty.
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Earlier this week we published an outlook for UK house prices. Now we look at mortgages, a key driver of housing market activity. Without the £1.7 trillion of mortgage finance, the whole ecosystem can’t function effectively. And that financing suddenly got more expensive in 2022 after a rapid increase in interest rates. While mortgage rates started to fall in 2024, there are some risks to the narrative that affordability will improve significantly this year. A surprise curveball has come from the UK government bond market in recent weeks.
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