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New ‘high LTV’ range from Brilliant Solutions

Brilliant Solutions has secured new high LTV products from Newcastle Building Society and Precise...

Mortgage insurance helping mutuals lend to FTBs

Genworth has claimed that building societies are continuing to outshine their larger banking rivals’...

AToM to distribute 85% LTV Precise FTB mortgage

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has been selected as one of a select...

Precise Mortgages’ Home Owner range now open to FTBs

Precise Mortgages has amended its lending criteria to accept first-time buyers on all...

Wannabe STBs can’t move up the property ladder

28% of second-time buyers could be stuck on the first rung of the property...

FTBs key beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes

First-time buyers remain the biggest beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes, accounting for 65% of...

Widespread rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays is reducing mortgage rates by up to 70 basis points and launching new...

Nationwide echoes Shelter’s FTB call to action

Nationwide Building Society has backed Shelter's call for more affordable housing to be built...

Post Office wants major growth in its mortgage lending

The Post Office has revealed it wants to lend £2.5 billion in mortgage by...

BSA warns of the risk of a house price bubble

20% of first time buyers think government schemes such as Help to Buy...

New Help to Buy deal from Teachers Building Society

Teachers Building Society has launched a Help to Buy mortgage deal, which offers both...

IMLA sounds warning over future homeownership

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) argues that homeownership levels...

Rise in higher LTV lending

House purchase lending increased by 17% year-on-year in May, mostly down to a surge...

5% rise in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending increased by 5% in April, partly down to an increase in remortgage...
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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

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate cuts of up to 19 basis points, with...
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