First-time buyers

The Co-op unveils new 90% deals

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new range of mortgages, including low rate two year and...

Best October lending since 2008

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has revealed that October 2015 saw the highest...

Growing volumes of first-time buyer lending

First-time buyers accounted for 19% of intermediary business over the last three months, the...

CML: rise in first-time buyer activity

First-time buyers saw month-on-month and year-on-year increases in activity by volume and by value in September,...

Accord cuts 90% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing its mortgages for customers with a 10% deposit by up to...

Just Mortgages adds new homes division

Just Mortgages has launched a specialist new homes division. The Just Mortgages New...

Countryside living premium continues

Property prices in the countryside are, on average, £43,490 (22%) higher than in urban...

Aspiration gap among renters “widens to sky-high levels”

The divide between aspiration and reality for aspiring homeowners has grown significantly in the...

Rent rises hitting West Midlands the hardest

Those tenants who live in the West Midlands are suffering the most from rent...

Six of the best from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has added six new mortgage deals to its offering, available...

BBA: 24% year-on-year rise in approvals

The number of mortgage approvals in September was 24% higher than a year ago,...

Rise in first-time buyer house sales

There was an increase in the number of sales made to first time buyers...

The Hinckley & Rugby adds pair of high LTV discounts

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new lifetime discount mortgages at...

Lack of joined-up policy making threatening PRS

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned against discouraging...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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Skipton brings brokers and developers together to drive sustainable housing agenda

Skipton Building Society has brought together brokers, developers, and sustainability specialists at its head...

Foundation Home Loans expands residential range and cuts rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced a series of rate reductions and product enhancements across...

ColCap and Molo complete £300m buy-to-let securitisation

ColCap Financial and digital mortgage lender Molo have completed their second securitisation under the...

West Brom cuts mortgage rates to aid first-time buyers and remortgagers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its core two-year and three-year mortgage...

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