UK Mortgage & Property Related News
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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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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Strict rules on mortgage lending could be loosened to allow more people to borrow for a home, as regulators respond to a call to boost the economy.
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A tenant referencing PropTech firm claims the lettings industry is facing a growing threat from fraud.
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A new law could stop landlords from demanding several months’ rent up-front payments from new tenants.
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Buy-to-let landlords are being hit by higher interest rates, higher costs and a less friendly tax regime.
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TSB is offering a new mortgage option which makes it easier for tenants to buy their home from their landlord.
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