First-time buyers

NAEA: housing market “bouncing back”

In October, 32% of total sales made were to first-time buyers – a 9% rise...

Ensuring the circle is squared

When Philip Hammond thanked George Osborne in his first (and last) Autumn Statement address,...

Autumn Statement 2016: house-building investment announced

The chancellor announced initiatives to stimulate house-building in the Autumn Statement. Philip Hammond said: "In October, my Right Honourable...

NatWest IS unveils 95% LTV Help to Buy replacements

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching two new 95% LTV purchase mortgages that will replace the...

Sharp rise in lending at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has published its interim results for the first six months...

TSB cuts two-year rates

TSB Bank has cut two-year fixed and two-year tracker mortgage rates for home movers,...

Accord provides further FTB cashback

Accord Mortgages is offering first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on a...

CML: “patchwork” of govt home-ownership schemes

The eight current government housing schemes are reaching a broad variety of would-be home-owning households...

FCA consults on LISA regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its proposed approach to regulating the promotion...

Annual increase in first-time buyer activity

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that in September, home-owners borrowed £11.4bn...

New intermediary exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has revised its mortgage range, with the launch of new intermediary exclusive two-year...

New FTB rates from TSB Bank

TSB Bank has introduced a range of mortgages for first time buyers, with no product fees...

September approvals down year-on-year

60,011 house purchase mortgages (seasonally adjusted) were approved in September, according to the latest...

Fall in sales to first-time buyers

The National Association of Estate Agents' (NAEA) September Housing Market has revealed that the...
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COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Building Societies

The Monmouthshire gives more than £10k to flood-hit local community

Monmouthshire Building Society has donated more than £10,000 to residents, sports clubs and businesses...
Buy-to-let

Rent growth slows as house prices edge higher, with Middle East tensions clouding outlook

Private rent inflation eased again in March while UK house prices rose modestly in...
Appointments

Gen H expands broker sales team with three BDM hires and internal promotion

Gen H has expanded its broker sales team with three new business development managers...
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Detached homes dominate new lifetime mortgage lending in early 2026

Owners of detached properties accounted for more than four in 10 new lifetime mortgages...

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