The number of UK residential property sales edged down to 93,630 in August, slipping back by 2% compared to July, official transaction figures show. However, August’s figure was 2% higher than a year ...

Glenhawk has appointed Grant Gibson to the newly created role of head of construction. Gibson brings over 35 years of pan-UK experience, advising on the operational delivery of both small and ...

HSBC has hired Louise Evans as head of its central region, joining the high street bank’s intermediary mortgages team. It also gives further details on a range of rate changes. The lender says Evans ...

The Chancellor played down imposing a new wealth tax at the Budget -- but left the door open to higher property charges.   “We already have taxes on ...

Ultimate Finance has launched price reductions across its bridging finance range. The lenders standard purchase and ...

Stonebridge and The Mortgage Shop (TMS)  have renewed their partnership with a long-term deal. The new agreement sees TMS remain part of the Stonebridge ...

Cohort Capital has hired Alex Alexandrou as head of sales – residential lending, as the bridging finance lender looks to boost its loan book.   It says ...

A new mortgage platform has launched, which promises to deliver “data-driven title insurance policies generated in seconds”.   Incept says its ...

Recognise Bank has appointed four lending managers to extend the team’s geographical reach across England, Wales and mainland Scotland. Luke Beirne joins ...

The housing department will press ahead with the next steps to build 12 English new towns after a taskforce named locations that could add 300,000 homes.

House price growth has continued to slow, down from 1.9% in December 2024 to 1.4% in August, Zoopla's latest house price index reveals. It found the ...

Net mortgage approvals for house purchases, an indicator of future borrowing, decreased by 500 to 64,700 in August, according ...