First-time buyers

New 95% LTV deal from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a three year fixed rate mortgage available up...

London asking prices down 3% since mid-June

The UK housing market remains "alive and active", according to analysis of the UK...

Think tank proposals could boost home building

Leading housing associations should be made exempt from government rent reduction policies to free them...

Seven-year gap in FTB ages

The average age of a UK first time buyer is now 30, but there...

The Yorkshire calls for major stamp duty reform

The Yorkshire Building Society is urging the government to consider reforming stamp duty land tax...

Under-35s prioritise deposit saving over retirement planning

Saving for a deposit is three times more important than saving for retirement for...

Homeowners staying put following Brexit vote

The vote to leave the European Union has made homebuyers and homeowners more cautious,...

Anticipating the Autumn Statement

The date has been set, and one presumes, the preparations about what it will...

Peston: govt wants to do something big on housing

Robert Peston, ITV's political editor, thinks the new prime minister would like to do...

Month-on-month fall in FTB & home mover activity

Home-owners borrowed £10.6bn for house purchase in July 2016, down 13% month-on-month and 12%...

Fewer ‘dinner party landlords’ predicted

Changes hitting buy-to-landlords, such as a rise in stamp duty for additional homes and...

Brits still confident about owning property

A massive majority of the UK population believe that they will eventually be able to invest...

House prices up 8.3% year-on-year

The Land Registry's July data shows an annual price increase of 8.3%, which takes...

Equity release funding family deposits

Almost one in three equity release customers are using cash to fund deposits for...
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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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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...
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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...
Buy-to-let

Brokers invited to webinar on boosting landlord income strategies

Brokers are being offered an opportunity to learn how to help landlords accelerate income...

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