Site Map for December 2025

Date
Title
24 Dec 2025
Reeves sets March 2026 Spring forecast
24 Dec 2025
From survival to strategy: SMEs set the tone for commercial property in 2026
24 Dec 2025
Two-thirds of UK landlords plan growth
24 Dec 2025
Brokers hail ‘hard‑won’ progress in 2025 – but warn government to stop tinkering
24 Dec 2025
What is the UK's inflation rate?
23 Dec 2025
London’s “two‑speed” housing market deepens as prime prices stall
23 Dec 2025
Cynergy Bank enters RMBS market
23 Dec 2025
Long-term fixed mortgages gain new relevance in a volatile economy
23 Dec 2025
Innovation, constraints and Consumer Duty: what 2026 will really change in mortgage product design
23 Dec 2025
First-time buyers and landlords face diverging pressures as market recalibrates
23 Dec 2025
Mortgage costs fall after Bank of England cut
22 Dec 2025
Brokers see borrowers move early as appetite for mortgage flexibility grows
22 Dec 2025
Labour’s council tax shake-up piles pressure on London’s wealthiest boroughs
22 Dec 2025
London leads UK price decline
22 Dec 2025
Property taxes deliver Treasury windfall
22 Dec 2025
2026 – Cautious optimism returns to the residential market
22 Dec 2025
Closer ties and clearer terms: How broker-lender coordination is redefining bridging finance
22 Dec 2025
UK economy shows modest growth in third quarter
22 Dec 2025
Mortgage lenders expect affordability pressures to intensify by 2027
22 Dec 2025
Why this broker no longer does evening appointments
19 Dec 2025
Borrowers moved ahead of December base rate cut as tracker interest ticks up
19 Dec 2025
Gazundering re-emerges as late-stage risk for mortgage chains
19 Dec 2025
2026 – The year buy-to-let goes fully professional
19 Dec 2025
“The neutrality bar has been raised”: why digital catch‑up could make or break regional mutuals
19 Dec 2025
Flexibility is key as non-standard borrowers reshape the mortgage market
19 Dec 2025
What will mortgage rates be in 2026?
19 Dec 2025
First-time buyers fuel housing market’s strongest year since 2022
19 Dec 2025
House prices set for measured recovery in 2026
18 Dec 2025
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates after Bank of England move
18 Dec 2025
From ‘default yes’ to real delivery: lenders urge realism on planning reforms
18 Dec 2025
‘Welcome News’: Mortgage brokers react to latest BoE cut
18 Dec 2025
BoE’s ‘hawkish cut’ jolts gilts – and keeps mortgage rates on a tight leash
18 Dec 2025
Bank of England delivers widely anticipated base rate cut
18 Dec 2025
What the Bank of England decision means for the mortgage market
18 Dec 2025
Bank of England decision live: All the updates from today’s big announcement
18 Dec 2025
Here’s what to expect from the Bank of England’s upcoming announcement
17 Dec 2025
Why are fewer employees getting annual bonuses?
17 Dec 2025
Falling swap rates ease funding costs ahead of 2026
17 Dec 2025
How multi-brand lenders are reshaping broker relationships
17 Dec 2025
Bank of England cut will be ‘gradual easing, not a pivot’, Fitch Solutions’ Bennett says
17 Dec 2025
Bank of England rate cut preview: A ‘genuine turning point in the cycle’?
17 Dec 2025
Inflation fall further strengthens case for base rate cut
17 Dec 2025
BoE rate cut expected, but brokers say confidence – not deals – will move the market
17 Dec 2025
House price growth slows again: ONS
17 Dec 2025
Will mortgage rates go down in 2026?
16 Dec 2025
Mortgage lending forecast to rise through 2027
16 Dec 2025
London’s super-prime market logs weakest year since Covid – but deals still being done
16 Dec 2025
First-time buyer demand builds as rents and regulation reshape borrowing
16 Dec 2025
Later-life lending needs a rethink on green finance
16 Dec 2025
UK commercial property in 2026: Stabilisation, not a boom
16 Dec 2025
Monzo to acquire Habito in expansion of mortgage offering
16 Dec 2025
New labour market data bolsters case for Bank of England rate cut
16 Dec 2025
Brokers identify biggest risk to mortgage market
16 Dec 2025
Cut or hold? Brokers share insights as Bank of England rate decision looms
15 Dec 2025
Housing market ‘resilient’ in 2025 – Nationwide
15 Dec 2025
Barclays announces new rate cuts to fixed mortgage range
15 Dec 2025
Designing around real lives: how Gen H is rethinking mortgage innovation
15 Dec 2025
Hope Capital scraps upfront legal undertaking on Scottish bridging deals
15 Dec 2025
Prime rebound or relief rally? Brokers sense ‘window of opportunity’ as mansion tax dust settles
15 Dec 2025
Sustainable advice models key to preventing mortgage broker burnout
15 Dec 2025
FCA sets course for mortgage market reforms
15 Dec 2025
Mortgage market in 2026: Here’s what to expect
15 Dec 2025
Modest 2026 house price rise forecast as Budget hits year-end activity
15 Dec 2025
‘Brokers should listen, question, challenge – not just take orders’
12 Dec 2025
Post-Budget pause or pressure point? Brokers weigh in on a stalled housing market
12 Dec 2025
Smarter systems, fewer delays: why brokers need better tools, not more of them
12 Dec 2025
Nationwide hit with £44m fine for gaps in financial crime checks
12 Dec 2025
Digital evolution in regional brokerages: Balancing local roots with agile service
12 Dec 2025
Housebuilding malaise deepens as planning strain drags on delivery
12 Dec 2025
UK economy contracts pre-Budget
12 Dec 2025
Landlords slow to act on EPC upgrades amid greener homes push: report
11 Dec 2025
UK households are saving more – but for all the wrong reasons
11 Dec 2025
‘Mansion tax’ to cut £50,000 from £2m homes
11 Dec 2025
Devolution cash unlocks fresh housing pipelines - brokers predict regional rise in demand
11 Dec 2025
SME lending growth slows as sentiment softens: UK Finance
11 Dec 2025
LiveMore: Fixing a “broken” system for older borrowers
11 Dec 2025
Market Harborough: Making specialist lending a vehicle for community change
11 Dec 2025
What separates first-time buyers and movers in high-demand markets?
11 Dec 2025
UK housing market stuck in post‑Budget lull: RICS
11 Dec 2025
Tax squeeze pushes landlords towards limited company structures
11 Dec 2025
Homebuyers’ most searched-for locations in 2025 revealed
11 Dec 2025
ColCap UK passes £1 billion buy-to-let milestone
10 Dec 2025
From landlord to rising star: How BM Solutions’ Isaac Kikabi is redefining broker relationships
10 Dec 2025
Inside the adviser workflow: How smaller firms balance tech and personal touch
10 Dec 2025
First-time buyers kept the market moving in 2025 - and 2026 must go further, faster, and fairer
10 Dec 2025
Rate cuts steady, not spectacular, as brokers see controlled rise in activity
10 Dec 2025
Breaking barriers: How brokers can turn innovation into access
10 Dec 2025
Holiday disconnect: How employers can help staff truly switch off
10 Dec 2025
Mortgage borrowers prefer brokers over AI
10 Dec 2025
Asset finance set to dominate SME funding demand over the next year
10 Dec 2025
Specialist lending gaps and opportunity: the niche markets brokers are missing
10 Dec 2025
City of London weighs private backing for housing upgrades
10 Dec 2025
Shared ownership demand grows as first-time buyer numbers rise
10 Dec 2025
Rental market cools as supply improves across the UK
09 Dec 2025
Bank of England set for knife‑edge vote on December rate cut, says Oxford Economics
09 Dec 2025
Closing the gender gap in mortgages
09 Dec 2025
Short fix boom raises the risk of a 2027 refinancing squeeze
09 Dec 2025
Mortgage lending surges as high LTI borrowing grows
09 Dec 2025
HM Land Registry moves to cut conveyancing delays with new data on avoidable errors
09 Dec 2025
World’s 100 Best Mortgage Leaders | Global 100
09 Dec 2025
Top mortgage figures for 2025 named in Global 100 list
09 Dec 2025
Brokers see renewed confidence in bridging market
09 Dec 2025
Kent Reliance to close to new business starting next week
08 Dec 2025
HOLDing the door open: how building societies are putting disabled borrowers on the ladder
08 Dec 2025
Sellers step back as buyers surge, exposing a new market divide
08 Dec 2025
Major lenders unveil new rate cuts in 'full-scale price war'
08 Dec 2025
Tax and politics set to weigh on housing market recovery
08 Dec 2025
Fixed mortgage rates lowest since 2022 mini Budget
08 Dec 2025
What are 2025’s top housing trends?
05 Dec 2025
Brokers brace for FTB and remortgage wave as stock shortages persist
05 Dec 2025
House prices edge to new record as brokers warn of “holding pattern” market – Halifax
05 Dec 2025
Refix reality check: brokers warn of “vintage-driven” pain as 3.9m mortgages head for higher rates
05 Dec 2025
Regulators unveil new measures to boost growth across UK mutuals sector
04 Dec 2025
Lloyds drops a tech bomb: AI plus blockchain could blow up the UK homebuying process
04 Dec 2025
Data, not just labels: why EPCs are under scrutiny
04 Dec 2025
Santander sees rise in solo first-time buyers after mortgage rule changes
04 Dec 2025
Nationwide slashes fixed mortgage rates
04 Dec 2025
'Another challenging year' ahead for UK economy
04 Dec 2025
Two-year fixes surge as borrowers bet on further rate cuts
03 Dec 2025
HSBC names Nelson group chair after extended search
03 Dec 2025
AI could already replace nearly 12% of jobs, says new MIT study
03 Dec 2025
AI could do nearly 12% of your work already, says new study
03 Dec 2025
HSBC increases cashback, trims mortgage rates
03 Dec 2025
Incorporation on the rise as mid‑sized landlords feel the squeeze
03 Dec 2025
Mortgage hurdles mount for overseas borrowers
03 Dec 2025
Mortgage lending picks up in Q3: UK Finance
03 Dec 2025
FCA streamlines complaints reporting for firms
03 Dec 2025
Mortgage approvals slip but intent holds firm, say brokers
02 Dec 2025
What a 3.5% Bank Rate floor would really mean for mortgages
02 Dec 2025
Mortgage market faces “evolution, not revolution” as BoE eases capital rules
02 Dec 2025
'Boxing Day bounce' expected to lift late-December housing market activity
02 Dec 2025
Bank of England to end rate cuts at 3.5%: OECD
02 Dec 2025
Tight liquidity, tough models: SMEs feel the Budget’s hidden impact
02 Dec 2025
Mortgage searches fall as Budget weighs on demand
02 Dec 2025
Annual house price growth slows as market ‘treads water’
02 Dec 2025
Fixed or variable: brokers weigh the trade-offs for borrowers
01 Dec 2025
Labour’s ‘credible’ Budget? Why economists think gilt markets will turn sceptical
01 Dec 2025
NatWest invests in fintech lender
01 Dec 2025
Rising supply puts pressure on sellers, brokers say
01 Dec 2025
Can Labour’s Budget really unlock a new wave of housebuilding?
01 Dec 2025
Mansion tax branded ‘unfair’ by one in five Brits
01 Dec 2025
Rising property prices push buyers over stamp duty thresholds
01 Dec 2025
Reeves’ fiscal shift sparks market response and political criticism
01 Dec 2025
Higher stock and tax pressures weigh on southern housing market
01 Dec 2025
Fiscal tightening risk tempers positive signs in UK mortgage activity
01 Dec 2025
Mortgage lending falls as Budget jitters hit approvals
01 Dec 2025
Halifax tops broker experience charts in latest Smart Money People benchmark
01 Dec 2025
Together adds Flynn to board as non-executive director