First-time buyers

RICS calls for end to Stamp Duty brackets

George Osborne should reform Stamp Duty thresholds in the upcoming Budget, RICS has said. It...

Halifax Intermediaries to pay FTB stamp duty costs

Halifax Intermediaries is offering to pay the full stamp duty bill for first time...

Stamp duty not considered by a quarter of FTBs

22% of first-time buyers aren't thinking about the cost of stamp duty before making...

Help to Buy “giving hope to the younger generation”

The two different phases of the Help to Buy scheme are both visibly improving...

6% quarterly growth in London FTBs

In the fourth quarter of 2013, 13,400 loans were advanced to first-time buyers in...

The Teachers widens criteria for teachers

Teachers Building Society has widened availability of its mortgage range, including products for...

The Saffron makes criteria enhancements

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its buy-to-let and first-time buyer lending criteria. For buy-to-let,...

H&R unveils new 95% LTV fix

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new two year fixed rate mortgage...

FTBs dream of a three-bed

New research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks has found that a three-bedroom home heads...

Banks retake 95% LTV fixed rate market

Over the past six months there has been a major increase in the number...

Skipton joins Help to Buy

The Skipton Building Society has joined the government's Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The...

January “a stampede” claim chartered surveyors

January saw first time buyers returning to the property market quicker than any...

CML: FTBs drove 2013 mortgage market forward

The total number of home-owner loans for house purchase in December 2013 was down...

Property have and have-nots analysed

The current generation of 25 to 36 years olds are split into property haves...

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Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...