3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (822+ words) Millions of working renters remain unable to buy their first home despite falling house prices, with Own Homes calling for greater use of private capital to tackle the deposit barrier. The latest Lloyds House Price Index showed house prices fell…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (293+ words) The property data, software and workflow provider holds a database of more than 150 million property records, covering more than 25 years of historical transactional data. It also monitors around 30.9 million UK residential properties each day for events affecting value and risk,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (442+ words) Caitlyn and Toby, who have two young children, are among the latest tenants to join the scheme, which allows renters to have up to 70% of the rent they pay returned to put towards a deposit when they are ready to…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (679+ words) Prices slipped by 0.2% over the month, following a 0.1% fall in July. The average property price stood at £298,468, compared with £299,153 a month earlier. Despite the recent declines, prices remained 0.2% above their level at the start of the year. Andrew Asaam, mortgages…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (343+ words) There were 6,815 new housebuilding companies set up in the first seven months of 2026, compared with 10,387 in the same period of 2022. Registrations were down 3.5% year on year. The number of new entrants has fallen each year since Help to Buy closed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) The hour-long online event will take place from 12pm on Friday, 11 September, with a panel discussing rising costs, tighter regulation and changing priorities in the buy-to-let market. Steven Bletsoe, head of regional business at the National Residential Landlord Association, will join…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (269+ words) Residential rates now start at 5.38% up to 75% loan-to-value, while buy-to-let rates begin at 4.54% up to 70% loan-to-value. The lender has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range for personal and limited company landlords. It has also cut residential two-year fixed rates up…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (368+ words) Sara Palmer has been appointed chief distribution officer, Richard Leivers becomes chief lending officer and Andrew Mackie has been promoted to chief financial officer. Dockar, who joined Gen H in 2022, will leave at the end of September to join Principality…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (529+ words) Parents aged between 54 and 62 are the most likely to have adult children at home, adding to financial pressures at a time when many are saving for retirement or paying off their mortgage. Government data shows that more than 3.8 million families…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (136+ words) The specialist lender, part of OSB Group, said rates were up to 40 basis points lower than those on comparable products in its standard range. The mortgages are available at 75% loan-to-value on two-year and five-year fixed-rate terms, with a 5% fee. Rely…...