First-time buyers

Four new Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor mortgages from Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced four exclusive mortgages for residential Joint...

Why Help to Buy remains invaluable

The Help to Buy scheme continues to grab the headlines, mainly for the right...

TSB ups loan-to-income cap

TSB is to increase its maximum loan-to-income multiple cap from 4.5 to 4.75 for...

First-time buyer completions at three-year high

First-time buyers saw their completion rate for mortgage offers via intermediaries reach a three-year...

The Ipswich revamps shared ownership offering

The Ipswich Building Society has shaken up its shared ownership mortgage range. It has made...

46 FTBs per week helped by equity release: Canada Life

Family members taking out equity release helped 46 first-time buyers a week onto the...

TMA offers Principality exclusives

TMA Club has launched two new exclusive products with the Principality Building Society. Available immediately...

H&R offers £1k cashback on two new 95% mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled two new fee-free cashback mortgages at...

Gap between buying and renting is narrowing

The latest Halifax Buying vs. Renting Review has found that the gap between the...

Newcastle Intermediaries revamps 95% LTV offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates rates on its 95% LTV products of up to...

Fall in property demand in January

January saw the number of house hunters registered per estate agent branch fall from...

The Saffron introduces ‘enhanced affordability’ calculator

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a new affordability calculator designed to help brokers...

We need to ease the reliance upon the Bank of Mum and Dad

When you look at the first-time buyer market in the UK at present, you...

Accord Mortgages’ revamp includes new offset deals

Accord Mortgages has revamped its mortgage range with changes that will help both borrowers...
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COMMENT

funding

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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News

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...
Building Societies

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...
News

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...
News

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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