September “second-busiest month ever” for mortgage searches – claim
New analysis has led to claims that September was the “second-busiest month ever” for total mortgage searches – behind March 2022. Twenty7Tec made the claim based on the data retrieved from their mortgage platform, with founder and CEO James Tucker saying it’s “hard to explain the magnitude” of the activity seen last month. The key […]
Government faces backlash from its own MPs after lifting fracking ban
Liz Truss breaks Conservative pledge in 2019 to allow fracking despite safety concerns and opposition Backbench Conservative MPs are set to provide their opposition to the government’s plan to lift a ban on fracking, despite a manifesto pledge to not pursue fracking. The Conservative manifesto claimed the government would not allow fracking until it is […]
Downvaluations “worst-case scenario” for buyers and sellers
Research has shown that as the UK property market starts to cool, buyers and sellers are having to negotiate a £8,000 reality gap, as a result of downvaluations. The average UK house price is currently £286,397, but the research from HBB Solutions shows that those sales subject to a down valuation are being hit to […]