What is a tracker mortgage? A tracker mortgage is a type of variable rate mortgage that “tracks” a base rate, usually the Bank of England’s base rate. So if interest rates increase or decrease, the ...

We've been tracking UK housing concerns for the last 10 years and here are the fastest rising and most important issues ...

Discover the raft of issues we’re campaigning on here at the HomeOwners Alliance. Aimed at industry and government for the benefit of homeowners and aspiring homeowners.

The newly-launched Delayed Start Mortgage allows first time buyers to put off their first three mortgage payments, but what’s the catch? We take a look. Skipton Building Society has launched a new ...

First time buyers in London face an extra set of challenges. So we've asked long-established London estate agent Jeremy Leaf to give us his point of view and explain what all first time buyers wanting ...

The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates on 8 May was considered a sure bet by most experts, with financial markets pricing in an almost 100% chance of interest rates being cut from 4.5% ...

Ground rent is a fee paid by a leaseholder to the freeholder for the right to occupy the land their property is built on. Ground rent is most commonly paid by leasehold flat owners but if you own a ...

A new survey by the HomeOwners Alliance and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) uncovers a widespread misconception where nearly half of UK adults believe builders are legally licensed, when in ...

Donald Trump’s ‘tariff war’ is causing global economic turmoil but the silver lining in the UK is that this has led to lower mortgage rates. This is a knock on effect of the expectation of what’s ...

9 Housing Concerns - year on year changes (2018 vs 2017) The fastest rising housing issue over the past year is the leasehold/ freehold system. Up 6% in 2017 and up 8% in 2018, 56% say the leasehold/ ...

Affordable Art Fair returns to beautiful Hampstead Heath from 7 – 11 May 2025, bringing together over 100 leading galleries from across the UK and all over the world, with thousands of artworks on ...