2023-02-20 06:00
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2023-02-14 06:00
What Are Bridging Loans?
As the name suggests, a bridging loan is a temporary solution for a short-term financial gap. Typically issued over the course of no more than a few months, bridging… Read More
2023-02-08 06:00
A bridging loan is a type of short-term financing that can make buying a house easier. It is designed to provide quick access to capital and can help buyers overcome a variety of challenges… Read More
2023-02-03 06:00
Downsizing to a smaller home should be a simpler task than moving into a larger home, or buying your first property. Your current home may have a much higher market value than that of your t… Read More
2023-01-30 07:00
Exactly what the next few years have in store for house prices remains to be seen. But what seems a foregone conclusion in the eyes of most market watchers is a fairly significant fall in av… Read More
2023-01-23 11:25
Having found your perfect home at a price you can afford, you suddenly find yourself in a major race against time. Given the attractiveness of the property and its price, it’s highly u… Read More
2023-01-13 07:00
Despite the lingering economic uncertainty that has maintained a tight grip on the UK throughout 2022, second-charge lending has once again seen a bumper year. A minor slowdown in lending vo… Read More
2023-01-10 07:00
Whether average property prices will fall by 10% or see further growth in 2023 remains to be seen. Depending on whom you ask the next 12 months could see just about any eventuality become a… Read More
2022-12-17 06:00
Increasingly, mortgage brokers are experiencing difficulties in keeping up with the continuous changes in lending criteria introduced by the lenders they represent.
A poll conducted by Smart… Read More
2022-12-14 06:00
Newly published government data suggests that more council homes construction projects commenced in London in 2021 than in the rest of the country combined. A total of 5,494 projects broke g… Read More
2022-12-11 06:00
Things have been moving so fast as of late that it is difficult to believe it was only eight weeks ago that Kwasi Kwarteng devastated the UK economy with his catastrophic mini-budget. Since… Read More
2022-12-08 06:00
Research conducted by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) suggests issues with mortgage accessibility are preventing smaller housebuilders across the UK from building new homes. After co… Read More
2022-12-05 07:00
In what could prove welcome news for at least some prospective borrowers, average interest rates on five-year fixed mortgage deals have fallen below 6%. This is the first time average… Read More
2022-12-03 07:00
Skyrocketing interest rates are making once-affordable fixed-rate mortgages increasingly less attractive. FCA figures suggest that around 75% of all UK mortgage payers take out fixed-rate de… Read More
2022-12-01 09:13
After more than two years of record gains, average UK house prices are now predicted to fall in 2023. But while this may buck the trend of the past couple of years, the likelihood of a major… Read More
2022-11-23 07:00
In what Cambridgeshire Police have called a “truly brazen crime”, a private tenant has been jailed for attempting to sell the home he was renting, in order to make off with the p… Read More
2022-11-20 07:00
Skyrocketing rent prices have been pricing prospective tenants completely out of much of the market for some time. Coupled with the escalating living-cost crisis, millions are finding it dif… Read More
2022-11-17 07:00
One of the first things you learn when you become a property developer is the importance of being at the front of the queue for prime plots or pieces of land. After all, this represent… Read More
2022-11-13 07:00
New data from Bridging Trends suggests that in spite of the year’s first quarterly interest rate increase, total bridging activity has once again reached a new record high. The impress… Read More
2022-11-11 07:00
Falsehoods regarding equity release are rife with many people believing untruths which are preventing them from taking advantage of the benefits of this type of finance.
In a world where peo… Read More
2022-11-09 14:57
Homeowners have been thrown at least a modicum of moderately positive news this week, as forecasts now predict that interest rates will peak slightly lower than previously expected. Data fro… Read More
2022-11-05 06:00
Understanding where planning permission rules came from and why they exist holds the key to making sense of them in a modern context. Right now, estimates suggest that at least 300,000 new h… Read More
2022-11-03 06:00
Property developers and construction companies have not had an easy ride as of late. Ever since the COVID-19 crisis hit, the costs of essential building materials have skyrocketed to unprece… Read More
2022-11-01 06:00
The past 12 months alone have added an average of £39,000 to the market value of a UK home. Millions of homeowners have found themselves sitting on a small fortune and understandably w… Read More
2022-10-30 06:00
Times are changing and the buy-to-let landscape is becoming increasingly difficult to negotiate.
On one hand, successful BTL investors are reaping the windfall of record-high monthly rents… Read More
2022-10-28 06:00
Up and down the country, landlords and everyday households are scurrying to find any and every viable solution to the UK’s spiralling energy bills. This year may have brought Britain&r&hell…Read More
2022-10-26 06:00
A recent spike in bridging finance activity has seen loan volumes once again come close to pre-pandemic peaks. Even in times of economic uncertainty, bridging finance continues to serve as a… Read More
2022-10-24 06:00
Tracking down and buying your dream home is never easy. In times of unprecedented housing shortages, competition for desirable homes in most parts of the country is at an all-time high. From… Read More
2022-10-22 06:00
What qualifies as a ‘small-scale’ development?
The designation ‘small-scale’ in relation to property developments does not actually have a clear or formal definition… Read More
2022-10-20 06:00
For some time, investment property purchases have been the most common use for bridging finance in the UK. More aspiring and established investors than ever before are looking to leverage th… Read More
2022-10-18 06:00
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, tenants and mortgage payers were afforded additional protections from the potential consequences of temporary financial turbulence. Where individuals, familie… Read More
2022-10-15 07:00
All indications are pointing to another buoyant year for bridging finance, following another major spike in loan applications. On the whole, the total value of the UK’s bridging sector… Read More
2022-10-03 11:34
With the economy going into freefall and the housing market in chaos, Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget has done little to appease fears for buyers and lenders alike.
The Bank of England ha… Read More
2022-09-28 10:17
A chaotic financial market has led many mortgage lenders to remove availability of many mortgage products for new buyers, following the Chancellors mini-budget announcement, released last we… Read More
2022-09-25 07:00
For some time, Money Saving Expert has been the UK’s go-to for honest and impartial advice on most essential financial topics. Along with the useful resources published by the MSE team… Read More
2022-09-23 06:00
Rapidly rising levels of “title fraud” are prompting homeowners in record numbers to register for property alerts with the Land Registry. Alarmingly, research suggests that as ma… Read More
2022-09-21 06:00
The spending power of private rental tenants in the UK has shrunk to such an extent that the average renter is now one bedroom worse off. Skyrocketing costs combined with a disastrous shorta… Read More
2022-09-19 06:00
Amendments to universal credit rules introduced this month could see many thousands forced to boost their income, or find work to retain their benefit payments.
Current estimates indicate th… Read More
2022-09-16 06:00
The appeal of interest-only mortgages has traditionally been limited to a select audience of wealthy homebuyers. With an interest-only mortgage, the borrower’s monthly repayments only… Read More
2022-09-14 06:00
A study conducted by Access Legal, a law technology specialist, has revealed a major disparity in the amount of stamp duty being paid back to home buyers in some regions of the country, comp… Read More
2022-09-12 06:00
Relocating can be stressful at the best of times, but is nonetheless an everyday part of life for the UK’s estimated 10,000 property guardians. A popular, recognised and extensively re… Read More
2022-09-09 13:21
Next March, the UK’s Help to Buy scheme will be permanently withdrawn. Introduced in 2013, the program was brought in as one of several measures to restart the housing market, in the w… Read More
2022-09-09 12:30
House sharing is typically associated with students and younger people, looking to combine independence with affordable living. But as the living-cost crisis tightens its grip on UK househol… Read More
2022-08-19 07:00
With more customers taking their business online than ever before, major banks are being forced to rethink their presence on the High Street. Following a raft of recent closures, Lloyds Bank… Read More
2022-08-17 07:00
Before placing your home on the market, it makes sense to perform a little profit-oriented housekeeping. Ask any real estate expert and they will tell you how it is often the smaller details… Read More
2022-08-15 07:00
The clock is ticking for eager participants looking to take advantage of the Help to Buy scheme in England, which is set to be withdrawn in March next year. Launched in 2013 and herald… Read More
2022-08-12 07:00
England’s escalating housing crisis shows no sign of abating anytime soon, as Homes England is once again short of meeting any of its housing delivery targets. The figures in the agenc… Read More
2022-08-09 07:00
She is outstanding Senior Female Executive of the Year 2022 (East Midlands).
At UK Property Finance, we are always delighted to receive positive feedback for the services we provide. We a… Read More
2022-07-27 07:00
The lack of inventory on the UK’s prohibitively expensive housing market shows no signs of abating soon. According to the most recent figures published by the Department for Levelling… Read More
2022-07-25 07:00
As economic uncertainty continues to escalate, the UK’s biggest banks are becoming increasingly inflexible. Strict lending regulations coupled with complex in-house policies are making… Read More
2022-07-22 07:00
Getting a land mortgage is rarely a straightforward task. This is mainly due to a lack of available options, as most major lenders offer comparatively few (if any) specialist loans for land… Read More
2022-07-19 07:00
Established and aspiring landlords alike continue to question the potential benefits of purchasing BTL properties via a limited company. Understandable, given the government’s no-holds… Read More
2022-07-13 07:00
Invoice finance provides businesses with the opportunity of accessing money they are owed by their own customers in advance. In doing so, delays between issuing invoices and collecting payme… Read More
2022-07-11 06:00
With the Stamp Duty holiday having officially ended, normal rates have resumed. This means that both first-time buyers and movers alike must once again factor Stamp Duty costs into their pro… Read More
2022-07-09 07:00
New data from the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) indicates a dramatic decline in bridging loan applications for the first three months of the year. According to the ASTL’s fi… Read More
2022-07-08 06:00
There was never any doubt that Boris Johnson’s plans to help as many Brits as possible get on the housing ladder would be anything but a big disappointment. We already knew much of wha… Read More
2022-07-06 07:00
A new scheme has been unveiled by the UK government, which will supposedly assist “thousands” of first-time buyers looking to get on the property ladder. Though unlike traditiona… Read More
2022-07-04 07:00
Whether you are looking to pick up your dream home at a rock-bottom price or turn a quick profit with a fixer-upper, auction property purchases can be just the thing. Buying homes at auction… Read More
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