First-time buyers

Burgess to offer deposit loans to graduates

British Money recently announced its intention to release £50 million to help get people...

Move with Us: London doesn’t need Help to Buy

The Help to Buy scheme is most popular with people aged 20 to 29...

New deals from the Post Office

The Post Office has unveiled a range of new mortgage rates. Rates have also been...

Small increase in annual house price growth

House prices recorded their 13th successive monthly increase in May, rising by 0.7%, according...

MMR didn’t stop FTB growth

The number of first-time buyers grew 8% in the month to April and 47%...

CML: latest Help to Buy data is reassuring

The combined impact of both the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee...

Regional variations in average FTB age

The average age UK house hunters estimate they will be able to take their...

CML: remortgage lending in Scotland down 7%

The expected seasonal dip during the early months of 2014 saw lending fall compared...

CML: N. Ireland lending up 35% year-on-year

New CML data released today on the profile of mortgage lending in Northern Ireland...

CML: affordability better for FTBs in Wales

Latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data on the profile of mortgage lending in...

CML: strong upward trend for London lending

The expected seasonal dip has affected lending in Greater London in the first quarter...

Nationwide’s gross mortgage lending up 31%

Nationwide Building Society has published its full year results, reporting a rise in gross...

The Mansfield extends 95% deal’s availability

After introducing a 95% discounted rate mortgage in its local area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire...

Year-on-year growth for all mortgage lending

The total number of new loans to home-owners for house purchase increased 4% in...

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Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of the UK property market and helping industry understand how it...

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Chancellor urged to build buffer to avoid “doom-loop”

The Chancellor must use this month’s Autumn Budget to build a minimum £30 billion...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as...

Brilliant Solutions outperforms market amid record year

Brilliant Solutions has reported record figures for its mortgage club, which it says has...

Stress and costs leave one in five reluctant to move

A growing number of Britons are ruling themselves out of the housing market as...

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