First-time buyers

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...

Aldermore cuts Help to Buy rates

Aldermore is reducing rates on its Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee offering. The lender...

July approvals down 5% year-on-year

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has reported that 65,907 mortgage approvals (seasonally adjusted) were issued...

Accord gifting homebuyers on behalf of their broker

Accord Mortgages is welcoming borrowers into their new home with a surprise gift sent on...

Signs of optimism in homeowner aspirations

Homeowners are gradually starting to feel more optimistic about the time it will take...

Virgin Money cuts BTL, H2B and residential rates

Virgin Money has made a number of rate reductions on selected products across its core...

Ingard adds mutual pair to lender panel

Ingard has added National Counties and the Family Building Society to its panel of lenders....

The Hinckley & Rugby offers joint borrower sole proprietor mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is now offering joint borrower sole proprietor mortgages...

London FTBs claim “mortgage terror”

According to research by YouGov and digital mortgage broker Habito, Londoners are the most...
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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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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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