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Some great research on the residential property market, from our friends at Savills.

Residential research update: April 2024 Savills Research provides advice and analysis to clients across the UK and globally, with specialists in commercial, residential and rural property research.

This week we are proud to be part of the Howden Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens. Day One got off to a great start and we were delighted to have Jason Robinson OBE join us, as we watched some fantastic school rugby.

If you happen to be at the event this week, cheering on a child (over 14,000 girls and boys from 520 schools are taking part!) please do pop into Howden House to see us, as well as our colleagues at Endsleigh Insurance.

This weekend Mark Harris featured in The Times, commenting from a mortgage angle on the difficulties people often face when upsizing.

Why switching your first home for something bigger is so hard It’s not just first-time buyers that need help — rising prices and mortgage rates are making it harder and harder for families to climb the property ladder

Lots of coverage in the Press today about Rishi Sunak reportedly looking to introduce 1% deposits for first-time buyers and those struggling to get onto the housing ladder. Our CEO, Mark Harris, is quoted in various articles commenting on this subject, including this piece in The Standard.

Would a 99% mortgage help London first-time buyers The UK government is reportedly considering backing home loans that would only need a one per cent deposit

We are delighted to continue our international expansion, with the opening of our new offices in Singapore and Hong Kong.

We are not new to this part of the world, having served this market remotely for some 26 years but it feels good to put our feet on the ground on a more permanent basis and we look forward to growing these offices over time. We will also be developing our long-established relationships with a number of leading agents in the region, as well as utilising our position as part of the Howden Group, taking advantage of their extensive connections throughout the Far East. Read more ⬇

SPF OPENS NEW OFFICES IN HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE - SPF Private Clients SPF Private Clients - new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. Hong Kong remains one of the world's most thriving financial hubs.

Following yesterday's Base Rate hold, borrowers will be wondering what happens next. Mark Harris comments for This is Money.

Remortgage rates have fallen: Could now be a good time to fix? The Bank of England's decision yesterday to hold base rate once again will have many mortgaged homeowners wondering whether the worst is now behind us.

We are back in Bristol!
Please meet the team. Richard Smith, Megan Morgan, Jessica Campbell and Ollie James look forward to building on existing business relationships, making new ones and helping people with their mortgage requirements in and around the Bristol area.

1 Linear Park, Temple Quay, Bristol BS2 0PS

We are back in Edinburgh! Our new office marks our return to Scotland for the first time since 2009. Read about our return and meet our new team.

SPF PRIVATE CLIENTS RETURNS TO EDINBURGH WITH NEW OFFICE OPENING - SPF Private Clients SPF has opened a new office in Edinburgh, marking our return to Scotland for the first time since 2009.

Best of luck to The Lionesses from the team here at SPF! Bring it home ladies! ⚽⚽

Today we see Mark Harris in The Daily Mail, commenting in the 'Be mortgage-savvy' section of this article on getting your home in order, should you be planning to put it on the market this autumn.

Get your home in order this summer to maximise your chances of selling Should you be planning to put your home on the market this autumn, now's the time to don your hard hat and pick up a paintbrush.

First-time buyers are getting older and borrowers are increasing the term of their mortgage to bring down payments. Mark Harris comments in this article in The Telegraph today.

Why today’s borrowers will have to wait seven years longer to pay off the mortgage New homeowners are older than ever and taking out the longest-ever mortgages