Private housing leads the quarterly decline, as monthly output and new orders rise in September to signal fragile recovery
Services lead Q3 growth, but private housing new work falls 4.7%, complicating the mortgage outlook for brokers
Higher mortgage costs and a subdued autumn market force Britain's biggest housebuilder to cut targets and trim headcount
Richmond upon Thames reclaimed the top spot as Britain's happiest place, Rightmove data reports
e4 Strategic’s Simon Slater on digitising the post-offer process and why lenders must lead the charge
Payments have risen by more than £100 since late 2025, as analysts describe a functioning but slowing market