Seasonally adjusted residential property transactions fell by 2% between June and July, although activity remains significantly higher across the financial year to date.

The 12-month serviced loan was priced at a rate of 0.88% per month.

First time buyers are targeting more expensive homes despite higher borrowing costs and weaker buyer demand, according to the latest House Price Index from Zoopla.

Hampshire Trust Bank restructured a £1.6m development finance facility to keep a Norfolk housing scheme on track after a funding source was withdrawn.

Shawbrook’s proposition for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) comes as student landlords see an increasing appetite for high-quality accommodation.

Ministers face pressure to intervene as rising buy-to-let mortgage costs and tax hikes threaten to push UK rents higher.

Pallas Capital has completed an £8.4m bridging finance facility on a 60,000 sq ft Grade A office in Aberdeen, structured and delivered within a one-month window.

A tenant has been awarded nearly £8,000 in a rent repayment order after taking her landlord to tribunal over an unlicensed HMO in Muswell Hill.

A £1.07m bridging loan from Recognise Bank has allowed the owners of two care homes in Bristol and Wales to refinance existing debt.

Close Brothers Property Finance has completed a £120m development finance deal with Mulberry Homes, its largest scheme to date.