First-time buyers

Halifax unveils new cashback offer

Halifax is offering first time buyers, homemovers and remortgage customers £750 cashback on qualifying...

Record average house prices for first-time buyers

The latest Halifax First Time Buyer Review has revealed that the number of first-time...

Parents sacrificing retirement plans to help FTBs

Aldermore's latest quarterly First Time Buyer Index has found that 22% of aspiring first...

Over 240,000 FTBs have used Help to Buy

The Treasury has stated that over 285,000 homeowners, including 240,000 first time buyers, have...

Equity release could help 450,000 FTBs

Releasing property equity from the so-called 'Bank of Mum and Dad' has the potential...

Majority of FTBs regret not negotiating before buying

51% of those who bought for the first time in the last five years...

CML expects BTL to remain subdued during the summer

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that in April, home buyers borrowed...

Newcastle Intermediaries offers deals to North East FTBs

Newcastle Intermediaries has unveiled an exclusive range of fixed rate mortgages aimed at helping...

Saffron For Intermediaries improves mortgage offering

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its self-employed, first-time buyer and owner-occupied mortgage proposition by raising LTVs...

Skipton to launch UK’s first Cash Lifetime ISA

On 8 June the Skipton Building Society will launch the UK’s first Cash Lifetime...

Boost for successful FTB applications

67% of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications made via intermediaries resulted in completions during the...

Newcastle Intermediaries refreshes FTB-centric deals

Newcastle Intermediaries has tweaked its range of mortgage products for first time buyers. The lender has revised rates...

HTB rate cuts from Santander

Santander has cut its 75% LTV Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme rates. The lender...

New 80% LTV deals from Newcastle Intermediaries

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a new range of mortgages at 80% loan to value...

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Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

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Movera launches specialist KYC team to speed up property transactions

Movera has established a new dedicated Know Your Client (KYC) team to handle source...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape...

HSBC to cut residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates across core buy-to-let offering

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage provider Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled fresh rate reductions across its standard...

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