First-time buyers

Time for big ‘gesture politics’ to aid first-time buyers

The plight of first-time buyers is never far out of the news, and just...

Bank of Mum & Dad ‘feeling the pinch’

Research by Legal & General and Cebr has found that nearly one in five...

M&S Bank adds 95% LTV and 35-year term products

M&S Bank has extended its maximum loan to value to 95% on three new...

81% of total Help to Buy equity loans to first-time buyers

Latest MHCLG Help to Buy statistics show that oer the period since the launch...

Year-on-year declines in first-time buyer and homemover activity

UK Finance has reported that there were 34,900 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Vida offers brokers chance to help their local community

Vida Homeloans is marking the launch of its Helping Hand mortgage, the first Joint...

Plans to move home fall 25% following Bank Rate rise

The proportion of British adults planning a house move in the next six months...

First time buyers ‘sacrificing health, relationships and careers’

Aldermore's latest First Time Buyer Index research has found that first time homeowners are feeling increasingly...

First-time buyer numbers reach highest for a decade

First-time buyers have seen a 21% rise in property prices over the last ten...

First-time buyer uncertainty over stamp duty changes

31% of first-time buyers don’t know if the stamp duty abolition will benefit them...

CPRE fears ‘strategic shrinking’ of the Green Belt

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has wanted that the Green Belt is under...

Stamp duty cut “saved £284 million”

The Treasury has claimed that over the next five years, the cut in stamp...

The Skipton urges Lifetime ISA reprieve

The Skipton Building Society has called on the government to ignore the Treasury Select...

Improvement in first-time buyer product choice

The latest findings from the quarterly AmTrust Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker show...

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