There has been plenty of discussion about how we speed up the home buying and selling process.
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Accord cuts BTL mortgage rates; TSB increases PT and additional borrowing rates – round-up
These are the second rate changes from both TSB and Accord in the space of a week.
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Why shared ownership advice must look beyond the initial deposit – Ward
The value of shared ownership cannot be measured by the deposit alone.
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The commercial case for greater industry collaboration – Vaughan
That commercial pressure of transactions should encourage all links in the property market to think differently about how we improve the home buying process.
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House prices on hold: What it means for first-time buyers
House prices have remained on hold in September following a 0.3% fall in August, the latest data from Halifax has revealed.
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How does underwriter’s discretion impact your mortgage application?
Put simply, this means that even if you appear to meet the lender’s published rules, a real person still reviews the application and can decide whether they are comfortable lending to you. That can feel incredibly frustrating, especially if you thought everything had been agreed. Mortgages already have more checks than most types of finance, […]
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House prices were unchanged in September: Lloyds
House prices were unchanged in September following a -0.3% fall in August, the latest Lloyds house price index reveals. The average property price is now £298,441, compared to £298,395 in August. The latest data also shows that prices were also unchanged annually compared with September…
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Mortgage purchase activity falls further as remortgaging rebounds: Stonebridge
Mortgage applications for home purchases fell sharply in the third quarter, although a remortgage rebound helped ease the overall decline, according to Stonebridge. The mortgage and protection network’s latest Mortgage Market Index shows purchase applications fell 18.2% year-on-year in Q3 2026, accelerating from a 15.5%…
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Average rent for a room in London tops £1k: SpareRoom
The average rent for a room in inner London has reached £1,002 per month, figures from Spare Room show. For the purpose of its research, flat-sharing website defines inner London as the eight traditional London postcodes: E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W & WC.…
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Average UK room rent hits record £769 per month: SpareRoom
The average UK room rent reached a record £769 a month in the third quarter of 2026, according to SpareRoom. Average rents rose 1% from £762 a year earlier, while the number of rooms advertised fell by 4.7% year on year. The decline in supply…
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