First-time buyers

Vida Homeloans joins Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor market

Vida Homeloans has launched its Helping Hand product to assist parents in getting their...

Home owning cheaper than renting everywhere in the UK

Potential first-time buyers would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a home rather...

Change is inevitable for first time buyers

The mortgage/housing market can seem a particularly daunting one for anyone, regardless of their...

Coventry for Intermediaries changes affordability model

Coventry for Intermediaries has altered its affordability model to help more residential clients. It says...

25% of FTBs refused a mortgage when first applied

89% of prospective first time buyers think it is difficult to get on the...

First time buyers benefit from May mortgage boost

E.surv's latest Mortgage Monitor has reported that there was a sharp increase in mortgage...

FTBs could be underestimating the importance of a broker

The Yorkshire Building Society Group’s latest First-Time Buyers Report has found that 28% of...

The Leeds’ Welcome mortgage now includes shared ownership

The Leeds Building Society has extended availability of its Welcome mortgage to include shared ownership mortgages. The...

4m homes could move out of stamp duty relief threshold by 2028

Following the announcement in the 2017 Autumn Budget that first-time buyers will pay zero stamp...

The Teachers adds two new 95% LTV deals

The Teachers Building Society has launched two new 95% LTV mortgages, aimed exclusively at...

Openwork adds Post Office for Intermediaries to panel

Openwork has expanded its mortgage lender panel with the addition of Post Office for Intermediaries. Launched in...

The Skipton moves into shared ownership market

The Skipton Building Society is entering the shared ownership mortgage market with an intermediary...

Halifax extends £1k cashback offer

Halifax is extending its £1,000 cashback to remortgage customers who complete on a qualifying...

West Brom reports increased lending to first time buyers

The West Brom Building Society reported further growth in residential mortgage lending and pre-tax...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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