First-time buyers

House purchase approvals down 21% year-on-year

UK Finance has revealed that gross mortgage lending in March is estimated to have...

Newcastle Intermediaries adds £1,000 cashback to 95% LTV range

Newcastle Intermediaries is offering a 95% LTV mortgage with £1,000 cashback, available to first...

Decade-high February for home-movers and first-time buyers

UK Finance has reported that mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors...

The Ipswich unveils pair of gifted deposit deals

The Ipswich Building Society has introduced two dedicated gifted deposit products, extending its criteria...

Why things are getting worse for first-time buyers

First-time buyers might often wonder what the market is doing on any given week,...

Mortgage approvals in March up on previous month

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv shows that the Yorkshire market is the most...

Barclays changes Green Home Mortgage rates

Barclays has made changes to its residential, buy-to-let and Reward range products. It has also...

Rate differential between 75% and 95% LTV products grows

Average mortgage interest rates have been continuing to fall this year, but the mortgage...

Platform announces higher LTV rate cuts

Platform has cut two and five-year fixed rates on select 85 and 90% LTV...

Post Office offers new deals for FTBs & their parents

Post Office has introduced a range of new mortgages for first-time buyers and their...

The Leeds offers fee-free 95% LTV mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has added a 95% loan to value (LTV) mortgage to...

Help to Buy extended in Scotland

The Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme will be extended beyond 2019.  From April 2019, a...

Platform unveils Help to Buy mortgage range

Platform is to offer a range of Help to Buy mortgages to broker partners from Monday,...

TSB doubles cashback offering

TSB Bank has increased its cashback offer for home buyers with 85-95% LTV products...
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COMMENT

funding

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...

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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...
Building Societies

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,...
News

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...
News

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...

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