Broker searches for remortgage products in Q1 2025 have risen by 34%, driven by the 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgages maturing this year.

The new product features loan sizes between £500k - £4m for residential and mixed-use asset classes.

Wales and the South Coast have posted the highest increases in new homes, each with a 22% uplift.

Lending to first-time buyers grew 14% annually in June; movers up 8%.

Legacy property liabilities totalled £248 million, including fire safety and structural remediation costs.

Buy-to-let rates now start at 3.24% for a two-year fixed term.

Over 25% of properties in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and the City of London are unoccupied.

Detached home registrations rose 63% in Q1 2025, the highest increase among all house types.

Last year, British LPAs received over 60,000 applications for developments of one or more residential dwellings.

Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, examines the effects of pre-Budget uncertainty and constrained listings on rental growth in London’s prime property...