First-time buyers

‘Second stepper’ confidence on the rise

Nearly 40% of the UK's first time homeowners are planning to take their second...

Saffron For Intermediaries unveils fixed rate trio

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched three fixed rate deals for homeowners and first time buyers. There...

What succeeds Help to Buy 2?

If you were to ask most mortgage market practitioners, what has been the government’s...

New 90% deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages is launching a range of new 90% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages and reducing...

11% year-on-year rise in house purchase borrowing

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that homeowners borrowed £12.2bn for house purchase...

Younger budgeting more, older less

Despite a slight annual increase in the number of people who formally budget, 53%...

‘Smart’ FTBs locked into HTB mortgage guarantee scheme

Connells Survey and Valuation has found that first-time buyers are making the most of the Help...

Widespread rate cuts unveiled by Barclays

Barclays has made cuts across its residential, large loan and buy-to-let product ranges.  Key changes include the following: Two-year...

Home-buying myths ‘shattered’

According to Virgin Money's analysis of 1,007 homeowners’ buying preferences, personal and household safety (83%),...

Fall in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has reported a decrease in mortgage approvals for August. The number...

New 95% LTV deal from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a three year fixed rate mortgage available up...

London asking prices down 3% since mid-June

The UK housing market remains "alive and active", according to analysis of the UK...

Think tank proposals could boost home building

Leading housing associations should be made exempt from government rent reduction policies to free them...

Seven-year gap in FTB ages

The average age of a UK first time buyer is now 30, but there...

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...

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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...

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