First-time buyers

Aldermore expands house building panel

Aldermore has added Bovis Homes and Persimmon Homes (including Charles Church and Westbury) to...

Halifax offers grand cashback to first-time buyers

Halifax has made changes to its mortgage range, launched new deals and reduced a...

Parent finances in jeopardy from funding their kids

The so-called 'Bank of Mum & Dad' is providing a number of parents with...

New Platform mortgage range

Platform has unveiled a new mainstream mortgage range, which it claims shows its commitment...

Nationwide extends Save to Buy scheme to home movers

Nationwide is extending its Save to Buy scheme for first-time buyers to home movers...

First direct to offer fee-free range

First direct is to launch a new range of low deposit fee free ‘Homebuyer’ mortgages...

New first time buyer products from the Teachers

Teachers Building Society is offering a new range of mortgage products for first time...

Weak November for first time buyer lending

New research released from e.surv chartered surveyors indicates that house purchase lending in November...

YBS targets first time buyers with new deals

Yorkshire Building Society is offering first time buyers up to £1,000 cashback. The Yorkshire is...

Extent of first-time buyer finance calculated

Parents have provided over 228,000 first time buyers with more than £1.31 billion in...

October boost in first-time buyer activity

The number of loans advanced to first-time buyers in October rose to levels similar...

The Leeds to utilise FLS to boost new lending

The Leeds Building Society has stated its intention to use the Funding for Lending...

Nationwide cuts fixed and tracker rates

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting its fixed and tracker mortgage rates across all...

Innovation in shared equity

Shared equity is starting to play a really useful part of getting people on...

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URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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West One eases buy-to-let lending criteria

Specialist lender West One Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to support a broader...

Just Mortgages gains access to Gen H’s New Build Boost

Just Mortgages’ specialist new build division has secured access to the New Build Boost...

Midlands market towns offer best value for first-time buyers

First-time buyers are getting more market town for their money in the Midlands, with...

LendInvest extends internship programme

LendInvest has announced a significant expansion of its Mortgage Internship Programme for 2025, extending...