First-time buyers

Change is inevitable for first time buyers

The mortgage/housing market can seem a particularly daunting one for anyone, regardless of their...

Coventry for Intermediaries changes affordability model

Coventry for Intermediaries has altered its affordability model to help more residential clients. It says...

25% of FTBs refused a mortgage when first applied

89% of prospective first time buyers think it is difficult to get on the...

First time buyers benefit from May mortgage boost

E.surv's latest Mortgage Monitor has reported that there was a sharp increase in mortgage...

FTBs could be underestimating the importance of a broker

The Yorkshire Building Society Group’s latest First-Time Buyers Report has found that 28% of...

The Leeds’ Welcome mortgage now includes shared ownership

The Leeds Building Society has extended availability of its Welcome mortgage to include shared ownership mortgages. The...

4m homes could move out of stamp duty relief threshold by 2028

Following the announcement in the 2017 Autumn Budget that first-time buyers will pay zero stamp...

The Teachers adds two new 95% LTV deals

The Teachers Building Society has launched two new 95% LTV mortgages, aimed exclusively at...

Openwork adds Post Office for Intermediaries to panel

Openwork has expanded its mortgage lender panel with the addition of Post Office for Intermediaries. Launched in...

The Skipton moves into shared ownership market

The Skipton Building Society is entering the shared ownership mortgage market with an intermediary...

Halifax extends £1k cashback offer

Halifax is extending its £1,000 cashback to remortgage customers who complete on a qualifying...

West Brom reports increased lending to first time buyers

The West Brom Building Society reported further growth in residential mortgage lending and pre-tax...

Market swinging back toward sellers

NAEA Propertymark has reported that demand from prospective buyers grew by 9% in April. On...

Bank of Mum & Dad to lend nearly £6bn in 2018

Legal & General and Cebr has reported that the Bank of Mum and Dad...
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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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