First-time buyers

FTBs driving sales north of the border

Average house prices in Scotland increased 0.5% in June, while annual growth jumped to...

Rise in first-time buyer borrowing

UK Finance has revealed that in June, first-time buyers borrowed £5.9bn, up 26% on...

Hidden costs of opening Bank of Mum and Dad

Royal London has warned parents to be aware of a wide range of unexpected...

RICS: lack of momentum for sales and enquiries continues

The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has reported that record low stock numbers,...

Saffron For Intermediaries overhauls self-employed range

Saffron For Intermediaries has revamped its complete range of mortgages for the self-employed and...

Nationwide cuts fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society has cut rates on a number of two, three and...

Accord cuts rates and adds new three-year deal

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates at most loan to values (LTVs) and introducing a...

Aldermore unveils its lowest ever remortgage-only deal

Aldermore has launched a limited edition residential remortgage-only range. The lender has introduced its lowest...

Total stamp duty bill for London homebuyers tops £40,000

Lloyds Bank has established that homeowners spend an average £12,693 in total on stamp...

Citizens Advice: replace SVR with ‘expired rate’

Citizens Advice has claimed that mortgage customers who don’t remortgage after their fixed term...

The Yorkshire Building Society makes rate cuts for FTBs

The Yorkshire Building Society has moved to support first-time buyers by reducing its 95%...

70 is age of financial freedom for Millennials

While true financial freedom has likely already arrived for those born on or before...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.69 percentage points on...

New Family Mortgage options from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched new Family Mortgage options designed to help families...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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