First-time buyers

Borrowers seeking 30+ year mortgages

Growing numbers of homebuyers are looking for mortgage terms of over 30 years to...

Saffron unveils limited edition FTB fix

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a new two-year fixed rate mortgage for first time...

CML: uptick in remortgage activity among home-owners

First-time buyers saw a large month-on-month increase in activity in June compared to May,...

Smaller deposits succeeding in securing mortgages

New research from the Nottingham Building Society reveals thats the average homebuyer over the...

Average homemover deposit now nearly £90k

Around 155,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2015, according to...

Record mortgage lending growth for the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has reported that its new residential mortgage lending increased by...

New 90% deal from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new fixed-then-discount mortgage at up to...

Insurance scheme behind the Monmouthshire’s FTB growth

Genworth has revealed that its client, Monmouthshire Building Society, has significantly upped the number...

Wannabe first-time buyers compromising on quality

The proportion of tenants expecting to buy by the end of the year has...

Halifax launches mobile AIP tool

Halifax has unveiled a mobile Agreement in Principle (AIP) tool which it claims lets...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates

HSBC has made a series of mortgage rate reductions. The new mortgage rates include 26 mortgages...

80% of HTB mortgages taken out by first-time buyers

The average price paid for properties purchased under the various affordable housing schemes in...

The Nationwide to offer Help to Buy ISA

The Nationwide Building Society has outlined its commitment to the Help to Buy ISA scheme. The...

New fixed-fee deals from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has unveiled a range of 」795 fixed fee mortgages on two and five...

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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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Construction output rises in Q2 but new orders slump

UK construction output rose in the second quarter of 2025 but a sharp fall...

Atom bank lowers prime and near prime rates again

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

Mortgage arrears fall but possessions edge higher

Mortgage arrears across both the homeowner and buy-to-let sectors fell in the second quarter...

Tenant demand eases but rental market stays competitive

Tenant demand for rental homes has eased over the past year but remains strong...