First-time buyers

Research reveals Help to Buy ISA interest

63% of prospective homeowners plan to take advantage of Help to Buy ISAs to...

Virgin Money’s Help to Buy ISA to pay 3%

Virgin Money has become the latest provider to launch a Help to Buy ISA. It...

Santander offers Help to Buy ISA

Santander has launched its new Help to Buy ISA today. It pays a tax free interest...

BoE: slight rise in house purchase approvals

The Bank of England Money & Credit report for October has revealed that the...

First-time buyer purchases on the rise

The number of sales made to first time buyers rose for the second month...

Kensington celebrates 20th anniversary

Specialist lender Kensington is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an industry lunch in London. It...

Halifax unveils Help to Buy ISA plans

Halifax has revealed that its Help to Buy ISA will offer a rate of...

First Direct produces demystifying videos

Research conducted by First Direct has found that 66% of first-time buyers don’t know...

New HTB and shared ownership deals from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled new Help to Buy and shared ownership fixed...

Slowdown in first-time buyer completions

The latest First-time Buyer Tracker from Your Move & Reeds Rains has reported taht...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: buy-to-let

George Osborne has announced that higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) will...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: London housing market

The government has announced that it will extend the Help to Buy: Equity Loan...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: Help to Buy

In today's Spending Review, the Chancellor announced 135,000 Help to Buy: Shared Ownership homes...

Autumn Statement & Spending Review: starter homes

200,000 Starter Homes which will be sold at a 20% discount compared to market...
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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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Access FS appointment to lead recruitment strategy

Access Financial Services has appointed Rob Jarvis as business development manager, tasking him with...
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Accord Mortgages cuts residential rates by up to 0.40%

Accord Mortgages has cut rates on a broad range of residential products, with some...
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Construction output rises in Q2 but new orders slump

UK construction output rose in the second quarter of 2025 but a sharp fall...
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Atom bank lowers prime and near prime rates again

Atom bank has announced further rate cuts across its prime and near prime mortgage...

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