4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (192+ words) Chestertons recorded its strongest level of buyer enquiries in 10 months during August as activity improved in London’s housing market. Vendor instructions rose by 14% year-on-year (YoY) as more homes came to market ahead of the autumn selling period. Data from TwentyEA…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (397+ words) Knowledge Bank recorded more than 6,800 changes to lender criteria during August, the highest monthly total so far in 2026. Almost 6,000 new criteria areas were also added to the platform during the month as lenders continued to develop their propositions. The increase…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (141+ words) Effective from tomorrow, 10th September, the changes will apply to a number of 2-, 3- and 5-year fixed-rate products. Nationwide Building Society will increase selected mortgage rates across its new business and existing member ranges from tomorrow, 10th September. They will affect new and…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (325+ words) Beverley Building Society has highlighted its mixed-use mortgage proposition after helping the owners of a luxury cattery refinance their home and business through a specialist lending case. The society supported Douglas and his wife, who run a cattery on England’s…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (241+ words) Brokers in England and Wales now have access to its standard and specialist products. Scottish Building Society has expanded its mortgage lending, giving brokers in England and Wales access to its standard and specialist products. The move extends its existing…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (404+ words) County Durham scored 86.2 on the index with its average house price at £138,767, while annual price growth stood at 4.7%. County Durham has been ranked as the UK’s top emerging property hotspot, according to analysis from Muve. The conveyancing firm used data…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (189+ words) Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched three 3-year discounted mortgage products across its Retirement and Credit Restore ranges. The Retirement 3-year discount is available up to 75% loan-to-value (LTV) at 5.09%, with a £999 product fee. The Credit Restore products are available up to…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (333+ words) A total of 880,635 mortgages were locked into new deals up to six months before maturity in the first half of 2026, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data showed. This included 499,271 mortgages in the first quarter and 381,364 in the second quarter. Between July…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (213+ words) Marsden Building Society has enhanced its expat mortgage criteria for intermediaries. The society removed the minimum income requirement for expat buy-to-let (BTL) applications and reduced the documents required from employed and self-employed applicants. Self-employed applicants will need one year of…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (214+ words) Semi-detached house prices increased by 2.6% in the year to August, while terraced home prices rose by 2.3%. Semi-detached and terraced homes recorded the strongest annual house price growth across Great Britain, according to e.surv’s House Price Index (HPI). Average house prices…...