First-time buyers

Understanding the fall in home ownership

The UK is a bit odd when it comes to home ownership. We’re one...

Good July for first-time buyers

Housing market activity has moved in favour of first-time buyers and remortgagors, in the...

NatWest unveils £500 FTB cashback deal

NatWest has launched a number of new two and five-year fixed rate cashback mortgage deals for...

Best places in England for FTBs revealed

Online estate agent eMoov.co.uk has published its latest analysis of the property market in...

BBA: June lending reflects pre-referendum uncertainty

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported that gross mortgage borrowing totalled £12.2 billion...

Increase in first-time buyer numbers

The number of first time buyers rose by an estimated 10% in the first six...

New first-time buyers deals from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has unveiled two new mortgages at 90% and 95% loan...

Borrowers getting largest savings from high LTV mortgages

First time buyers or borrowers with a 10% deposit are set to benefit the...

CML: mortgage market regaining some equilibrium

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that home-owners borrowed £9.4bn for house purchase,...

Tesco unveils new 95% LTV intermediary offering

Tesco Bank is launching a new intermediary mortgage product range on 14 July which will now...

FTBs continue to drive property market activity

Connells Survey and Valuation has revealed that the pace of property valuations conducted in...

IMLA: FTB numbers well down from where they should be

First-time buyer numbers remain 2.2 million behind where they should be given demographic trends...

New book outlines state’s challenges ahead

Academics, parliamentarians and leading industry figures have contributed to a new publication, outlining the...

FTBs paying record amounts for first home

While the wider mortgage market has been fluctuating because of the EU referendum, First-time...
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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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HLPartnership adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

HLPartnership has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel as part of its ongoing strategy...
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FCA warns consumers over ineffective credit builder products

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that many credit builder products fail to...
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Affordability pressures deepen in Wales and North East as rental divergence widens

Regional divergence within the UK’s private rented sector has become more pronounced, with new...
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Santander lowers mortgage pricing and unveils new large loan options

Santander is set to cut its residential fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.14...

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