First-time buyers

Second time buyer savings gap calculated

First time buyers who bought a property in 2007 face a gap of £62,281...

FTB costs for Londoners established

The average first time buyer deposit in Camden, at £145,148, is over five times...

Younger generation shows concern over homebuying commitment

28% of 25-34 year olds in the UK believe that buying a house with...

Precise revamps product offering

Precise Mortgages has made changes to its mortgage range. All mainstream products will now...

First-time buyers turning to affordable housing schemes

46% of first-time buyers are considering affordable housing schemes to help them onto the...

Funding for Lending behind lending growth

House purchase lending in October grew by 10% compared to September as the Funding...

First-time buyer challenges grow

25% of those who intend to purchase in the next 12 months will be...

CML updates purchase lending volume prediction

The chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that one million...

Co-op throws down the gauntlet with FTB deal

The Co-operative Bank has targeted first time buyers with a new product. It has launched...

Year-on-year rise in valuation activity

There was annual growth in valuation activity last month, following a strong year-on-year improvement...

Sesame Bankhall adds Scottish BS to lender panels

Scottish Building Society has been added to the Sesame and PMS lender panels. The...

MMR: won’t reinvigorate housing market, says IMLA

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), has given approval to certain elements in...

Homeowning aspirations still strong

Research of over 2,000 potential/existing first time buyers for the Yorkshire Building Society found...

Equity release and first-time buyers

The struggle facing first-time buyers in amassing a sufficient deposit has been well-documented, but...
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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...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

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Commuter belt triumphs as Chesham and Amersham top UK retirement wellbeing index

Chesham and Amersham, a Buckinghamshire constituency more commonly associated with the commuter belt than...
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TMG Mortgage Network has underlined its ambitions for long-term growth with the opening of...
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Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Sally Chesterton as operations director. Chesterton (pictured) brings more than...

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