First-time buyers

Accord Mortgages increases maximum LTV

Accord Mortgages is extending its remortgaging options up to 95% LTV. From tomorrow (22 January)...

November rise in first-time buyer numbers

UK Finance has reported that there were 36,200 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Fintech supports generation rent onto property ladder

Deposit saving platform StepLadder has launched a solution for first-time buyers across the UK,...

Accord improves 95% LTV offering

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates on its high loan to value (LTV) mortgages and...

The Nottingham hikes 95% LTV maximum borrowing limit to £500k

The Nottingham Building Society has increased its maximum loan size from £275,000 to £500,000...

Brexit putting off majority of prospective first-time buyers

55% of aspiring first-time buyers with a deposit in place are holding off on...

November approvals flat month-on-month

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has reported that there were 67,109 mortgages approved...

Platform makes series of mortgage rate reductions

Platform has cut interest rates on select 95% LTV mortgages by up to 0.10...

Remortgaging at highest rate for a decade

UK Finance has reported that there were 50,500 new homeowner remortgages completed in October,...

2.5 million young adults live with their partner’s parents

2.5 million (12%) ‘children’ have returned to live in their parents’ home with their...

NatWest announces rate increases

NatWest is introducing tomorrow (12 December) rate changes on selected core and semi-exclusive residential...

Buy-to-let’s share of lending at lowest level since 2012

The Bank of England has reported that during the third quarter of 2018, the...

Shared ownership ‘misunderstood and underused’ by millennials

YouGov national research commissioned by the Leeds Building Society has found millennials aged 18-24...

Two new FTB deals unveiled by the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has introduced two new reduced rate mortgages for first-time buyers. The...
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COMMENT

networks

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

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Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...
News

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...
Appointments

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...
funding

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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