First-time buyers

Quarterly rise in first-time buyers in London

UK Finance has reported that there were 11,510 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Accord cuts 90% and 95% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates by up to 10bps on selected 90% and 95%...

“Disappointing” September completions data published

UK Finance has revealed that there were 29,100 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in September...

Almost half of renters think they’ll never own a home

45% of those who don’t yet own a home think they never will, according...

E.surv: mortgage approvals hold steady

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that there were 65,922 residential mortgages approved...

How London renters could save £40k in two years

Using Shared Ownership to buy a share of a property rather than renting could...

Wannabe first-time buyers reveal biggest obstacles

29% of prospective first time buyers say that getting on the property ladder is...

Tenants won’t sacrifice commuting time for foot on the ladder

76% of tenants in the UK would consider buying a property, but not at...

FTB numbers rise despite pessimism about home ownership

Halifax has reported that 43% of Britons who currently rent or live at home...

Women more affected by barriers to home ownership

Women in the UK are more likely to have dreamt about homeownership than men,...

Estate agents expect first-time buyer sales growth to continue

NAEA Propertymark has reported that the number of sales made to first-time buyers increased...

New Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has introduced its new Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor proposition for...

Women choose deposits over weddings

Just 4% of women in the would choose to spend money on a wedding...

Self-employed borrowers more conservative than first-time buyers

Homeowners were borrowing more in the second quarter of 2019, according to new research...
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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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