First-time buyers

Fintech supports generation rent onto property ladder

Deposit saving platform StepLadder has launched a solution for first-time buyers across the UK,...

Accord improves 95% LTV offering

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates on its high loan to value (LTV) mortgages and...

The Nottingham hikes 95% LTV maximum borrowing limit to £500k

The Nottingham Building Society has increased its maximum loan size from £275,000 to £500,000...

Brexit putting off majority of prospective first-time buyers

55% of aspiring first-time buyers with a deposit in place are holding off on...

November approvals flat month-on-month

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has reported that there were 67,109 mortgages approved...

Platform makes series of mortgage rate reductions

Platform has cut interest rates on select 95% LTV mortgages by up to 0.10...

Remortgaging at highest rate for a decade

UK Finance has reported that there were 50,500 new homeowner remortgages completed in October,...

2.5 million young adults live with their partner’s parents

2.5 million (12%) ‘children’ have returned to live in their parents’ home with their...

NatWest announces rate increases

NatWest is introducing tomorrow (12 December) rate changes on selected core and semi-exclusive residential...

Buy-to-let’s share of lending at lowest level since 2012

The Bank of England has reported that during the third quarter of 2018, the...

Shared ownership ‘misunderstood and underused’ by millennials

YouGov national research commissioned by the Leeds Building Society has found millennials aged 18-24...

Two new FTB deals unveiled by the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has introduced two new reduced rate mortgages for first-time buyers. The...

25% of millennials say partner choice was influenced by desire to buy a home

Online mortgage broker Trussle has found that 11% of home owners admit that their...

Edinburgh FTBs least likely to ask for parental help

First-time buyers in Plymouth are most likely to ask their parents to help pay...
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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...

Latest news

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...

PROFILES