First-time buyers

Covid causes huge slump in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has revealed that March saw the number of mortgage approvals...

Saffron: self-build completions up 144%

The Saffron Building Society has reported a 144% increase in its self-build completions compared...

IMLA: first-time buyers key to economic recovery

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is calling on the government to assess the...

Majority embarrassed to ask family for financial help

A new survey* conducted by Hodge has found that 56% of people are embarrassed...

Call for urgent stamp duty holiday

The property law firm Collyer Bristow has echoed the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors'...

Covid-19: two-thirds of 75% LTV products withdrawn

AmTrust’s latest Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has shown a major drop in...

BUDGET: more cash for affordable homes fund

The government announced plans in the Budget to invest a further £9.5 billion in...

First annual fall in gross mortgage lending for a decade

2019 saw the first annual fall in gross mortgage lending since 2010, UK Finance...

Vida Homeloans cuts rates by up to 65bps

Vida Homeloans has made a number of spring rate cuts. The reductions apply to the...

TSB backs Scottish government’s First Home Fund pilot

TSB in now offering mortgages to first-time buyers as part of the Scottish government’s...

The Ipswich unveils new five-year fixes

The Ipswich Building Society has launched three five year fixed rate products. Two of the...

IMLA outlines its housing priorities for Budget

IMLA wants the government to apply a ‘big thinking’ approach to housing in its...

The Leeds cuts 95% LTV rate

The Leeds Building Society has made a 0.40 percentage point rate reduction on its...

Homeowners can be 18% better off per month than renters

Renters are paying up to 18% more each month than those who own their...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Latest news

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

Kensington trims rates across buy-to-let product range

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage products, with...

Home insurance costs much more for married homeowners

Married homeowners are paying substantially more for home insurance than single households, according to...

GB Bank expands sourcing reach with Xplan Mortgage listing

GB Bank has made its simplified core buy-to-let range available through Iress’ Xplan Mortgage...

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