First-time buyers

Nationwide launches the Family Deposit Mortgage

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage range to allow families to raise...

Half of salary goes on private rent

Momentum UK's latest Financial Wellness Index has found that private renters go on fewer...

Singletons think it takes two to buy first property

25% of single people believe it will be impossible to buy their own home...

FTB concern around mortgage affordability on the rise

The latest quarterly First Time Buyer Index from Aldermore has found that 67% of aspiring...

Together supports tenant’s e-petition

Specialist lender Together is backing a petition calling for rent payments to be proof...

Rise in first-time buyer activity for February

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that first-time buyer activity increased to 36% of market activity...

CML: ‘flattish’ mortgage market in January

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that home buyers borrowed £8.4bn in...

Budget 2017: no housing measures announced

There were no announcements affecting the housing in today's Budget. This was met with criticism...

Aldermore cuts residential mortgage rates

Aldermore has cut reduced rates on its residential mortgage range by up to 0.5 percentage points,...

Cost of renting affecting home ownership chances

Citizens Advice has found that private tenants are struggling to get a foot on...

It’s becoming more difficult to sell first home

An increasing number of homeowners looking to buy their second property think it will be...

Increasing dependence on Bank of Gran and Grandad

8% of first time buyers now rely on the 'Bank of Gran and Grandad' for...

YBS calls for Budget reform of stamp duty

The Yorkshire Building Society has warned that stamp duty is prohibiting first-time buyers and...

TSB cuts selected rates and offers cashback

TSB has cut interest rates by 10 basis points on selected mortgages for home...
1...111112113...174Page 112 of 174

Latest POLL

COMMENT

Cover

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...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Latest news

banks

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...
Buy-to-let

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...
Development finance

Roma Finance supports £3.35m Colchester industrial scheme

Roma Finance has provided £3.35 million to fund phase one of a 23-unit industrial...
Appointments

L&G strengthens lender relationships with new strategic appointment

Legal & General’s Mortgage Services business has appointed Vicky Windsor as strategic relationship manager...

PROFILES

OPUS FIRST MEDIA

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
Tel: 020 8555 6717
Company no: 15781688

SOCIAL MEDIA

OUR TITLES

MORTGAGE SOUP
PROPERTY SOUP

LINKS

ABOUT
CONTACT
ADVERTISE
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PRIVACY POLICY