First-time buyers

Stamp Duty revenues up 20%+

A greater number of residential property transactions and increased prices are estimated to have...

Would be homebuyers pessimistic about securing finance

Homebuyers have low confidence that their mortgage will be approved, yet many are not...

Gross advances down 8%

The Bank of England has released its Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics for the...

Bank of Scotland unveils cashback offer

Bank of Scotland is offering first time buyers and home movers £500 cashback when...

New five-year deal from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new five year fixed mortgage for first-time buyers, homemovers...

88,000 helped by Help to Buy

Since the launch of the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee schemes...

No parental support for nearly half of FTBs

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that nearly half of first-time buyers...

IMLA: find a permanent replacement for Help to Buy 2

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that failing to replace the Help...

HTB1 accounts for nearly one in four housing completions

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme (HTB1) helped to avert a 5% drop...

Genworth partners with the Leek United BS

Staffordshire-based Leek United Building Society is joining forces with Genworth, the provider of mortgage...

Halifax cuts FTB and homeowner mortgage rates

Halifax has increased the maximum loan amounts across its Affordable Housing and New Build...

The Nationwide to launch 2.89% 10-year fix

The Nationwide Building Society is to unveil tomorrow (4 March) the lowest 10-year fixed...

Starter Home Scheme viability questioned

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has questioned whether the Conservative Party's Starter Home Scheme will...

Pension reforms could cripple FTBs, warns friendly society

Savings and ISA provider Scottish Friendly has warned would-be first-time buyers that they have...
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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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