First-time buyers

Significant rise in confidence in housing market

10% of Britons believe they are likely to successfully purchase a new home in...

Brightstar boss slams Help to Buy 2

Rob Jupp, CEO at Brightstar Financial, has derided the Government’s Help to Buy 2...

Nationwide becomes part of Scottish Help to Buy

From today, Nationwide Building Society is accepting mortgage applications from borrowers looking to participate...

Genworth questions Help to Buy 2 details

The new that the government is to bring forward the second part of its...

FTBs behind Scottish property transaction volume rise

The most significant factor in the Scotland housing market in July was the increase...

FTB growth buoys July mortgage lending

Gross UK mortgage lending rose 12% in July to £16.7 billion, up from £14.9...

The Leeds offers 95% LTV exclusive

LSL Property Services Group and Leeds Building Society have launched an exclusive 95% LTV...

Downside to first-time buyer good news

The number of first-time buyers increased by 45% year-on-year in July, largely down to...

More first-time buyers than in 2007

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that the number of UK first-time buyers in...

HSBC makes first-time buyer ‘pledge’

HSBC has launched ‘First for First-Time Buyers', pledging that its range of 90% LTV...

FTBs strengthen Q2 house purchase activity

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers accounted for 11,200...

Help to Buy threatened by house price bubble: IMLA

Mortgage brokers and intermediary lenders both believe that inflated house prices are the...

New Coventry Intermediaries range includes 90% LTV deal

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of flexible products, which includes two Flexx...

Pickles claims Help to Buy “working well”

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has seen 10,000 reservations for new build...

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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...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Mortgage market steadies as confidence returns and rates fall, says Stonebridge

The UK mortgage market is regaining its footing after a turbulent two years, with...

Ceta joins TMG Mortgage Network and club panels

Ceta Insurance has joined the panel of TMG Mortgage Network, becoming its preferred provider...

British Business Bank increases funding to Beach Point Capital UK to £50m

The British Business Bank has increased its commitment to Beach Point Capital UK’s specialist...

Bibby Asset Finance appoints Hein Grobler to lead vendor channel growth

Bibby Asset Finance has named Hein Grobler as senior business development manager as the...