First-time buyers

The Newcastle unveils cash Lifetime ISA

Newcastle Building Society has launched a cash Lifetime ISA at a variable rate of...

Bluestone Mortgages extends Help to Buy range to Wales

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the extension of its Help to Buy range in Wales. Last...

Millennials making unprecedented sacrifices for property ownership

In order to get onto the property ladder millennials, aged 18-34, are having to...

The Skipton expands mortgage offering for Lifetime ISA customers

The Skipton Building Society has widened the range of mortgage products available exclusively to...

Average first-time buyer gross household income is £42k

UK Finance has reported that there were 35,500 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

There’s still much work to do

If a week is a long time in politics – and given recent events...

Lenders look for clarity on Help to Buy’s future

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is seeking clarity from the government around the future...

Northern regions are best for young buyers

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that first-time buyers and others with small...

Magellan Homeloans moves into Help to Buy

Magellan Homeloans has announced its entry into the Help to Buy sector. The specialist lender...

Marsden Family Step mortgage now open to all brokers

The Marsden Building Society has made its previously exclusive product range available to the...

Millennials trading lower retirement income for home ownership dream

New research from Prudential has found that millennials are chasing the home ownership dream...

The Newcastle BS to introduce Lifetime ISA

The Newcastle Building Society is to offer a cash Lifetime ISA and anticipates entering...

Platform cuts interest rates on 95% LTV mortgages

Platform has reduced interest rates on select 95% LTV mortgages by up to 0.15...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils new Help to Buy range

Bluestone Mortgages has launched a new Help to Buy range, covering the England and...

COMMENT

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

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...

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,...

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...

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