UK Mortgage & Property Related News
The number of buy-to-let (BTL) property purchases in the UK fell 25 per cent from 240,800 in 2022/23 to 192,100 in the year ended March 31, 2024.
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Two-thirds of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords have said they feel optimistic about the future of their property investments when it comes to both capital growth and rental returns, a survey from a lender found.
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Unions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the previous Conservative government and honour its pledge to tackle the housing emergency by introducing a form of rent cap.
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Whilst affordability remains the biggest stumbling block for those wishing to get onto the property ladder, interest rates have reduced and there are plenty of mortgage options available for first time buyers, according to financial service Defaqto.
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Following years of stretched finances, some people are borrowing mortgages over longer terms.
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More than one in four property sales fell through in England and Wales between July and September this year, research suggests.
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High interest rates and rising house prices mean Generation Z are facing mortgage payments twice as high as the generations before them, new analysis has shown.
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The cost of borrowing money to buy a home is “unlikely” to return to the low levels seen over the past decade, the boss of the UK’s largest mortgage lender has said.
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Jamie Fraser, 56, has been a landlord for 27 years but has recently started selling off his portfolio of properties, ahead of the changes that the Labour Party is likely to bring in at the end of this month.
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Rightmove’s Speed of Market Tracker reveals that Carluke in Lanarkshire is Great Britain’s fastest-selling market this year, with sellers in the area finding a buyer in an average of 15 days.
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