First-time buyers

Newcastle Intermediaries relaunches JMSP product

Newcastle Intermediaries is once again offering its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor proposition. It enables family...

NAEA: housing market in for busy summer

10% of properties sold for more than the original asking price in June, NAEA...

NatWest moves back into 85% LTV

NatWest has reintroduced eight new rates at 85% LTV. The rates, available for both new...

The Darlington unveils 90% LTV deal for local people

The Darlington Building Society has launched a new 90% loan to value (LTV) three-year fixed...

Virgin Money pilots first-time buyer purchase app

Virgin Money is trialling a new app designed to help first time buyers navigate...

Bank of Mum & Dad “needs financial advice”

32% of parents would value advice on how best to give money to children...

Metro Bank relaunches 85% & 90% LTV mortgages

Metro Bank has made positive changes to its residential mortgage range. From today, it has reintroduced...

Aldermore: planning proposals will benefit SME builders

Aldermore has welcomed a parliamentary report into ways to improve the planning system in the...

Nationwide unveils new 90% LTV first-time buyer range

The Nationwide Building Society has published details of the products and rates across its...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches 90% LTV deals – until Wednesday

Coventry for Intermediaries is returning to the 90% LTV market for a limited period. Two...

Enjoy the Stamp Duty holiday while it lasts

Given the approach recent governments have taken to landlords active within the private rental...

Stamp Duty cut until March 2021

As widely predicted, the Chancellor announced a temporary cut to Stamp Duty today. Rishi Sunak...

First-time buyers still keen on home ownership despite Covid crisis

93% of first-time buyers are still thinking about buying a property in 2020, with...

Accord suspends 90% LTV lending to FTBs

Accord Mortgages is suspending all lending on its 90% loan to value (LTV) products...
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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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