Nationwide Building Society has reported a 53% year-on-year increase in the number of first-time buyers taking out its Helping Hand,.. Read More;

Barclays has cut mortgage rates, particularly reductions in the bank’s higher loan-to-value (LTV) range, including 95%. The cuts include a five-year,.. Read More;

The Renter’s Rights Bill passed to its Royal Assent stage today, the final journey of the legislation before the wide-ranging,.. Read More;

Good Place Lettings has launched an “ethical” office for private landlords in London.       Its Brick Lane office, in the East,.. Read More;

Plans to retire or step back are the primary motives for business owners looking to sell as part of business,.. Read More;

Atom is recruiting 30 new staff for a variety of positions including two roles in its mortgage team. Following its relocation,.. Read More;

Just Mortgages has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Alan Finney as divisional sales director. Finney brings more than,.. Read More;

A West Midlands investment package of almost £800m of public and private cash includes funds to build 1,000 social housing,.. Read More;

Accord Mortgages has reduced the stress rates used for buy-to-let affordability assessments. The lender says the change reflects stabilising interest rates,.. Read More;

There were 49,590 new buy-to-let (BTL) loans advanced in the UK, worth £8.8bn in the second quarter of the year,,.. Read More;

Barclays posted a 45% jump in gross mortgage lending to £9.6bn in the third quarter of the year, compared to,.. Read More;

Average rents rose by 5.5% to £1,354 in the year to September, official UK figures show. The annual growth rate slowed,.. Read More;