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What brokers should tell clients about selling before buying

Selling before buying removes chain risk and creates stronger mortgage applications, but few brokers are having the conversation early enough

What brokers should tell clients about selling before buying

Stamp duty receipts remain above pre-pandemic levels despite market cooling

HMRC data shows average monthly collections of £1.1 billion in H1 2026, outperforming most years since 2018

Stamp duty receipts remain above pre-pandemic levels despite market cooling

UK housing market remains subdued as demand and sales stagnate: RICS

Residential market survey shows little sign of recovery in buyer activity or prices

UK housing market remains subdued as demand and sales stagnate: RICS

Santander Mortgage Rates

114 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates starting at 4.03% with a £999 product fee for its 5 year products

Santander Mortgage Rates

HSBC Mortgage Rates

328 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates from 3.86% with a £999 product fee for their 5 year products. They also offer an existing customer rate for Buy to Let from 3.96% with a £1,999 product fee for a 5 year product.

HSBC Mortgage Rates

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

44 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering a Club Lloyds First Time Buyer fixed rate at 4.10% with no product fee for a 5 year product.

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

Rising costs have made family wealth central to first-time buying

New research reveals the Bank of Mum and Dad is no longer a helping hand, it is the hand

Rising costs have made family wealth central to first-time buying

Housebuilder calls for immediate stamp duty cut to boost housing market

Bellway reports 10.8% volume growth but warns of near-term demand uncertainty

Housebuilder calls for immediate stamp duty cut to boost housing market

The 'friendly bullying' that turned a banker into a broker

Broker in Focus: Emily Franks, of Emily's Mortgage Services, on building a brokerage, and why no broker should go it alone

The 'friendly bullying' that turned a banker into a broker

Lloyds: UK house prices flat in July amid rate volatility

Average property price virtually unchanged month-on-month, but annual growth slows to weakest pace since late 2023

Lloyds: UK house prices flat in July amid rate volatility