First-time buyers

CML: gross lending “subdued” last month

Latest estimates from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) suggest that gross mortgage lending reached...

Budget 2015: good for the self-employed?

Specialist lender Kensington said there were reasons to be cheerful for "house hunting entrepreneurs"...

Budget 2015: Help to Buy ISA – the details

The Chancellor has announced a new Help to Buy ISA. For every £200 a first-time buyer saves...

Budget 2015: the speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, Today, I report on a Britain that is growing, creating jobs and...

Rate cuts from Lloyds

Lloyds Bank has made rate cuts in its mortgage product range and has introduced...

CML: FTB lending down but rise in buy-to-let

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers saw a drop in...

New FTB and home mover rates from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled new rates on selected two-year fixed first time buyer and home...

Homeowners not moving up the ladder as planned

Many homeowners are not progressing up the housing ladder as quickly as they had...

E.surv: lending to lower-deposit borrowers back on track

Borrowers with smaller deposits accounted for the largest portion of house purchase lending in...

Stamp Duty revenues up 20%+

A greater number of residential property transactions and increased prices are estimated to have...

Would be homebuyers pessimistic about securing finance

Homebuyers have low confidence that their mortgage will be approved, yet many are not...

Gross advances down 8%

The Bank of England has released its Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics for the...

Bank of Scotland unveils cashback offer

Bank of Scotland is offering first time buyers and home movers £500 cashback when...

New five-year deal from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new five year fixed mortgage for first-time buyers, homemovers...

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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,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

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The Right Mortgage launches ‘Opportunity Insights’ podcast series

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has unveiled a new podcast series aimed at...

Fleet Mortgages adds new products alongside rate and fee cuts

Fleet Mortgages has announced a raft of changes to its fixed-rate buy-to-let range, including...

Foundation Home Loans adds larger loans and 80% LTV options to Specials range

Foundation Home Loans has overhauled its buy-to-let Specials range, raising loan limits, introducing new...

RAW Capital Partners refinances London property to help borrower exit receivership

RAW Capital Partners has completed a buy-to-let mortgage for an international client to enable...