First-time buyers

Welsh first-time buyers struggle

Transactions in Wales during March were 5% lower than normal. The latest LSL Property...

Nationwide cuts fixed and NewBuy rates

Nationwide Building Society is cutting its two and five year fixed rates by 0.10...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks improve FTB proposition

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a fee free mortgage offer for first time...

AFI unveils NewBuy offering

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a range of NewBuy mortgages via intermediaries. The...

Lowest FTB approval levels for nine months

Mortgage approvals for first time buyers fell to their lowest level for nine months...

Lloyds TSB improves FTB deal

Lloyds TSB has made changes to its new fee saver mortgage for first-time buyers. ...

BoS extends stamp duty pledge

Bank of Scotland has extended of its pledge to pay half of the stamp...

Nationwide offers half price fees

Nationwide Building Society has launched a half price product fee offer on its range...

Halifax entends stamp duty pledge

Halifax has extended its pledge to pay half of all homebuyers stamp duty bill...

First NewBuy deal completed

Mortgage Talk has claimed to have completed the UK's first NewBuy mortgage. Mortgage Talk,...

Q1 increase in asking prices

Asking prices have risen by £3,104 in the past three months to March, according...

FTB hotspots identified

The UK's property hotspots for first time buyers are Milton Keynes, Dartford and Swindon,...

Large rise in gross mortgage lending

The end of the stamp duty 'holiday' is the likely reason behind March's increase...

37 now expected FTB age

Moneysupermarket.com now belives that the the average age UK adults expect to be able...
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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...
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Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...
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Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...
Appointments

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...

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