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Parents exhaust savings to help kids buy first homes

49% of parents who have or plan to contribute to their children's first home...

Dream of homeownership still strong

A Rightmove survey has found that 96% of those currently in rented accommodation still...

Halifax Intermediaries tweaks offering

Halifax Intermediaries has made changes to its product range. It has introduced two-year 80% LTV...

Joint mortgages more prevalent than single ones

Consumers are more likely to have a joint mortgage with a partner or spouse...

FTB numbers up by one-fifth

The number of first-time buyers in the first six months of the year was...

Details sketchy on ‘new’ Help to Buy

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed the progress report announced by the...

Santander moves into Help to Buy

Santander for Intermediaries is launching a range of Help to Buy Equity Loan mortgages. The...

Castle Trust removes Partnership Mortgage fees

Castle Trust is waiving all fees on its Partnership Mortgage, where the Equity Withdrawal...

Average homebuyer income at four-year high

Homebuyers’ average income rose above £40,000 in June 2013 for the first time in...

CML: BTL and FTB markets improving at same time

Lending to first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors all increased in May, with a...

New FTB product from Castle Trust

Castle Trust is offering a three-year fixed rate product for first time buyers in...

Scottish government expands shared equity funding

The Scottish government has announced a £62 million funding injection for those looking to...

New ‘Welcome’ from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new range of mortgages that cover either three...

NatWest offers higher LTV bands

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced new higher LTV deals into its intermediary Core range....
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Market Harborough broadens tier two mortgage criteria to boost complex case lending

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a series of criteria enhancements to its tier...
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Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

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