First-time buyers

Moving costs up 8% year-on-year

People are spending an additional £696 each time they move house, on top of...

MBT introduces mortgage affordability index

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched a mortgage Affordability Index, to provide brokers and...

Accord moves back into 90% LTV space

Accord Mortgages is moving back into the first-time buyer 90% LTV market for two...

Under-35s least likely to seek professional finance advice

People under the age of 35 are the least likely to seek professional financial...

Bank of Mum & Dad will drive housing market recovery

The Bank of Mum and Dad will be key to the recovery of Britain’s...

Knowledge Bank now covering Reliance Bank offering

Reliance Bank has joined up with Knowledge Bank to improve the way its mortgage...

31% drop in homemovers during first half of year

There was a fall of 31% in the number of people moving home in...

First-time buyers will still struggle in event of major house price falls

New analysis published by the Resolution Foundation has found that many first-time buyers would...

Virgin Money unveils app for first-time buyers

Virgin Money has launched Home Buying Coach, a new tool designed to simplify the...

RICS: surveyors cautious about medium-term outlook

RICS' latest UK Residential Survey has found that the housing market gained momentum in...

“Most” mortgage applicants getting close to desired LTV

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has reported that, while lending options remain restricted at higher...

Foundation Home Loans allows credit blips to 80% LTV

Foundation Home Loans has added five products to its residential range to provide more...

July reaches 2020 high for mortgage searches

Twenty7Tec has reported that July has been the busiest month of the year so...

Government extends Help to Buy deadline

The government has extended the deadline for homes to have been finished in order...
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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...

Latest news

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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