Around 7% of UK policyholders admit to actions that could cancel their home insurance, according to newly released figures.

Residential RL0 and RL1 products have seen rate reductions of up to 25bps across all LTV tiers up to 90%.

The facility considered a mix of ASTs and corporate leases in structuring the loan.

Semi-detached homes accounted for 33.5% of first-time buyer purchases in August, according to the latest research from Barclays.

58% of landlords plan to keep all their properties over the next 12 months, up from 47% last year.

It now takes an average of 25.7 months for a London development to progress from planning application to construction start, according to newly released data.

London has seen conversions almost halved, following a 49.7% reduction.

Second cities have been found to outperform traditional hubs in terms of rental returns, with Ipswich experiencing a yield increase of 1.1 percentage points since 2023.

Only 30,000 homes were completed in London in the year to June 2025, far below target.

The lender reported turnover growth of more than 15% and gross profit above 18%, reaching £4.7m.