Rents lift 5.9% to £1,343 in July: ONS

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Private rents increased by 5.9% to an average of £1,343 a month, in the year to July, the Office for National Statistics reveals. The latest figure represents a decrease...

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OSB Group lifts advances 10% in H1, but BTL originations slide  

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OSB Group reported that loan originations increased by 10% to £2.1bn in the first six months of the year compared to a year ago.   The specialist lending group...

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Average UK house prices up by 3.7% for June: ONS

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Average UK house prices increased by 3.7%, to £269,000, in the year to end of June 2025, with this annual growth rate up from 2.7%, in the 12 months...

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Inflation rises to 18-month high of 3.8% in July: ONS

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UK inflation has increased to 3.8% in the year to July, up from 3.6% in June, the Office for National Statistics reveals. Transport, particularly air fares, made the largest...

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4 steps to take before the next mortgage market shift

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Having spent decades navigating the ups and downs of the mortgage industry, I’ve learned that challenging market conditions offer two choices: stand still and hope for improvements or go...

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NAB Q3 profit rises, payroll remediation hits expenses

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Business lending surges as NAB balances growth and costs

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Aussies turn to Google for finance basics

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Thousands of Australians confused by everyday finance terms

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First American launches monthly rent automated valuation model

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The tool provides rental estimates, value ranges and confidence scores for use by real estate professionals and investors.

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Ex-GSE risk chief makes case for Fannie-Freddie merger

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Clifford Rossi, academic director of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the University of Maryland, pushes a merger as solution to avoid a race to the bottom.

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Bonus Homes lands in Phoenix, unveils home equity release option

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With $65.5M in seed funding, Bonus Homes plans to scale to 10,000 homes under management over the next decade.

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