First-time buyers

House prices up 6.1% year-on-year

UK house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015, up from...

Rightmove: indications of higher house prices in 2016

Rightmove has reported the smallest drop since 2011 in new seller asking prices (-1.3%)...

The Co-op unveils new 90% deals

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new range of mortgages, including low rate two year and...

Best October lending since 2008

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has revealed that October 2015 saw the highest...

Growing volumes of first-time buyer lending

First-time buyers accounted for 19% of intermediary business over the last three months, the...

CML: rise in first-time buyer activity

First-time buyers saw month-on-month and year-on-year increases in activity by volume and by value in September,...

Accord cuts 90% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing its mortgages for customers with a 10% deposit by up to...

Just Mortgages adds new homes division

Just Mortgages has launched a specialist new homes division. The Just Mortgages New...

Countryside living premium continues

Property prices in the countryside are, on average, £43,490 (22%) higher than in urban...

Aspiration gap among renters “widens to sky-high levels”

The divide between aspiration and reality for aspiring homeowners has grown significantly in the...

Rent rises hitting West Midlands the hardest

Those tenants who live in the West Midlands are suffering the most from rent...

Six of the best from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has added six new mortgage deals to its offering, available...

BBA: 24% year-on-year rise in approvals

The number of mortgage approvals in September was 24% higher than a year ago,...

Rise in first-time buyer house sales

There was an increase in the number of sales made to first time buyers...
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COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Opinions & blogs

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...
Appointments

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...
News

MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...

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