First-time buyers

Waltham Forest tops London borough FTB table

new research into first-time buyer house prices in London boroughs by Lloyds Bank has...

Small deposit buyers continue to grow market share

Borrowers with a deposit of 15% or smaller made up 20.5% of the market...

Rise in use of ‘bank of mum and dad’

The proportion of first-time buyers relying on inherited wealth or loans from the ‘bank...

Paradigm partners with Nottingham for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services, has added Nottingham for Intermediaries, the dedicated intermediary arm of the Nottingham...

One in five say home ownership is thing of the past

48% of young Brits think it’s harder than ever to get on the property...

Housing affordability worsened for 98% of occupations

New research from mortgage broker Private Finance has found that rising house prices and stagnant wages...

Nationwide launches the Family Deposit Mortgage

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage range to allow families to raise...

Half of salary goes on private rent

Momentum UK's latest Financial Wellness Index has found that private renters go on fewer...

Singletons think it takes two to buy first property

25% of single people believe it will be impossible to buy their own home...

FTB concern around mortgage affordability on the rise

The latest quarterly First Time Buyer Index from Aldermore has found that 67% of aspiring...

Together supports tenant’s e-petition

Specialist lender Together is backing a petition calling for rent payments to be proof...

Rise in first-time buyer activity for February

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that first-time buyer activity increased to 36% of market activity...

CML: ‘flattish’ mortgage market in January

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that home buyers borrowed £8.4bn in...

Budget 2017: no housing measures announced

There were no announcements affecting the housing in today's Budget. This was met with criticism...
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COMMENT

funding

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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News

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...
Building Societies

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...
News

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...
News

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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