First-time buyers

Young wannabe FTBs willing to sacrifice

36% of non-homeowners aged 18-34 would like to get on the property ladder in...

New deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The new products will be...

Sharp rise in purchase mortgage approvals

The number of mortgages for house purchase in December was the highest monthly total...

30% year-on-year increase in FTB completions

The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services has found that...

New 95% LTV fixes from the Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society is launching two new two-year fixed rates at 95% loan to...

Rate cut for Connells’ 95% LTV exclusive

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on the 95%...

The H&R slashes rate on 95% LTV deal

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its 95% Loan...

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

November lending more muted than previous month

The total number of loans advanced to home-owners for house purchase decreased in November,...

TSB in stamp duty offer

Customers taking out a mortgage with TSB for a home costing between £125,001...

Over one-third concerned about mortgage rejection

TSB has claimed that 38% of Britons searching for their first or next property...

‘Electric’ growth for home lending in H2 2013

December turned out to be the best month for home lending in six years,...

£500 FTB cash back deal from BoS

Bank of Scotland has announced an exclusive offer for first time buyers. Those first...

FTB numbers up by 22% last year

The number of first-time buyers continued to increase in 2013, according to the annual...

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Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

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HTB completes £6.5m MUFB refinance in 36 hours

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a £6.5 million refinance on a 63-unit multi-unit freehold...

Aspen Bridging passes £750m lending milestone after record July

Aspen Bridging has passed the £750m total lending milestone following a record-breaking July, with...

Aldermore joins Growth Guarantee Scheme

Aldermore has been accredited by the British Business Bank to offer facilities under the...

Quantum Mortgages refines lending policy to support specialist landlords

Quantum Mortgages has introduced a series of changes to its lending criteria in a...