First-time buyers

YBS: no let up in 95% LTV demand

The Yorkshire Building Society Group has said that demand for mortgages up to 95%...

Questioning the government’s affordable home strategy

When it comes to the government’s view on how best to help first-time buyers,...

Virgin Money claims ‘red hot’ deals for 2017

Virgin Money has introduced what it has dubbed‘Red Hot’ mortgages across its residential and buy-to-let...

Aldermore unveils HTB mortgage guarantee replacement

Aldermore has introduced new residential mortgages as well as new first-time buyer deals following...

Halifax unveils new mortgage cashback offer

First-time buyers are being offered £500 by Halifax. The offer is also available to homemovers,...

New 95% LTV rates from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has today cut the interest rates on six 95%...

8% fall in homeowner loans

  The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that homeowners borrowed £10.5bn for house purchase...

CML examines how govt housing schemes fit together

The current patchwork of eight government housing schemes succeeds in reaching a broad variety...

Newcastle Intermediaries moves into Help to Buy

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched Help to Buy: Equity Loan products for the first time. This includes both...

London unaffordable for Generation Rent

Couples who are renting and wanting to start a family in London would need...

NAEA: housing market “bouncing back”

In October, 32% of total sales made were to first-time buyers – a 9% rise...

Ensuring the circle is squared

When Philip Hammond thanked George Osborne in his first (and last) Autumn Statement address,...

Autumn Statement 2016: house-building investment announced

The chancellor announced initiatives to stimulate house-building in the Autumn Statement. Philip Hammond said: "In October, my Right Honourable...

NatWest IS unveils 95% LTV Help to Buy replacements

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching two new 95% LTV purchase mortgages that will replace the...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

PROFILES