First-time buyers

Mutual cites five stats to justify Stamp Duty reform

Coventry Building Society has identified a handful of statistics which it argues highlight the...

Major regional differences in housing market for FTBs

There are stark regional differences in conditions for first-time buyers, according to Coventry for...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with Perenna Bank

Perenna Bank has joined the lender panels of Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club,...

HRBS unveils 95% LTV ‘income booster’ mortgage

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched income booster mortgage at 95% loan to...

24% fall in annual Stamp Duty receipts

Homebuyers paid out £11.6bn in Stamp Duty Land Tax in the 2023-24 tax year,...

Fall in ‘interest-only’ searches in March

Legal & General Ignite data has shown that UK mortgage market activity remained robust...

Gen H joins Mortgage Intelligence panel

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has partnered with Mortgage Intelligence. Bournemouth-based Mortgage Intelligence was established...

Reliance Bank joins Beneficial Network’s lender panel

Mortgage and protection network Beneficial has added Reliance Bank to its mortgage panel. Members...

Perenna joins Deposit Unlock scheme

Perenna has become the latest lender to join the Deposit Unlock scheme in order...

Rising costs mean tough choices for young adults

The average cost of getting married, buying a house and having children in the...

Mortgage searches down month-on-month

Twenty7tec has published its mortgage market statistics for March 2024. Purchase mortgage searches were down...

LISAs are ‘game-changers’ for first-time buyers

Savings and mortgage platform Tembo has looked at the data around first-time buyers who...

The Mortgage Lender joins Openwork’s lender panel

Openwork, one the UK’s largest financial services networks, has announced the addition of The...

Mortgage Brain to host Perenna Criteria Masterclass

Mortgage Brain has partnered with residential mortgage lender, Perenna, to host a free Criteria...

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Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

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Advisers urged to fill growing protection gap as L&G exits fracture cover market

Brokers are being urged to revisit the everyday protection needs of clients after Legal...

Regional imbalance deepens as development in London slows

The UK housing market is facing a stark regional imbalance as new data points...

LV= posts record £137m in protection claims as mental health support rises

LV= paid out a record £137 million in personal protection claims in 2024, up...

Funding 365 announces internal promotions to leadership roles

Specialist lender Funding 365 has elevated two of its long-serving team members to senior...
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