First-time buyers

Virgin Money ups core and shared ownership rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The changes see core residential...

Coventry for Intermediaries to launch 90% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries is to offer 90% LTV mortgages on Wednesday 14 October until...

Average maximum loan decreased in September

September saw the average maximum loan size available to remortgage clients and home movers...

Covid: first time buyers more determined than ever

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the resolve of first-time buyers to strengthen, according to...

Mortgage Brain seeing ever increasing ESIS numbers

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS generated through its sourcing system...

Accord unveils new limited edition first-time buyer range

Accord Mortgages has launches its third limited release in a month. The first-time buyer home...

The Buckinghamshire offers members 90% LTV deals

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is looking to reward its existing members with the launch...

FTB landlord growth should set alarm bells ringing

With the stamp duty holiday open to additional property purchasers – at least in...

Metro Bank unveils new 90% LTV products

Metro Bank has added 90% LTV five-year fixed rate mortgages to its residential range. The...

New shared ownership & Right to Buy options from the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has relaunch of its shared ownership and Right to Buy...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused 46% of first time buyers to delay their plans...

Shared ownership increasing in popularity

The Leeds Building Society has revealed that wannabe homeowners are turning to shared ownership...

Accord unveils two-day 90% LTV mortgage offer for first-time buyers

Accord Mortgages is to offer another limited release of 90% LTV products for first-time...

August sees fall in ‘affordability gap’

Latest data suggests that the 'affordability gap', where no lender is able to meet...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...
News

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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