First-time buyers

We need to look beyond Stamp Duty changes

There’s a Radiohead song called ‘2 + 2 = 5’ which, if I’m not...

Government unveils First Homes initiative for first-time buyers

The government has announced plans which it claims will cut the cost of some...

The Hinckley & Rugby to split mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society will now allow mortgages to be split, in...

The Mansfield backs Scotland First Home Fund initiative

The Mansfield Building Society has made its standard residential and specialist Versatility mortgage range...

H&R cuts rates for ‘first-time buyer friendly’ mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates on three mortgages...

Burnley is most affordable area for first-time buyers

Halifax has revealed that the cost challenge facing first-time buyers increased significantly over the...

December spike in mortgage approvals

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that there were 66,253 residential mortgages approved...

Upturn in product choice for 95% LTV borrowers

AmTrust’s latest Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has reported that the number of...

Advisers: look at the whole 2020 landscape

The beginning of every new year has to start with a review of the...

H&R BS cuts high LTV fee-free cashback mortgage rate

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on its fee-free...

The Newcastle unveils exclusive LISA mortgage range

The Newcastle Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage range exclusively for its cash...

October rise in first-time buyer completions

UK Finance has reported that there were 32,260 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

What reforms will actually make a difference?

With the number of conflicting messages propagated about the UK’s mortgage and housing markets,...

New first-time buyer deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of high LTV products with the aim of...

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

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...

Fintel chair and TMG chief rescue Rotherham United Women

Rotherham United Women Football Club has been rescued from the brink of extinction after...

Just Mortgages hires new area director for self-employed division

Just Mortgages has appointed Claire Jopson as area director within its self-employed division, with...

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...

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