First-time buyers

Rightmove: brakes removed from housing market

May has seen an unseasonal drop in new seller asking prices, down by 0.1%...

Building homes has to be the government’s priority

You might not think it possible but there will probably be more words written...

Skipton Intermediaries unveils new build proposition

Skipton Intermediaries is embarking on what it calls "a new approach to new build...

The Nationwide offering £500 FTB cashback

The Nationwide Building Society is tomorrow (13 May) replacing its current £500 product fee...

April activity up despite general election uncertainty

Housing market activity in April was stronger across the board than at the same...

Nationwide surpasses £1bn Save to Buy mark

The Nationwide Building Society has said that over 8,000 homes have so far been...

Lloyds cuts two-year fixed rates

Lloyds Bank has cut rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgages for first time...

Halifax Intermediaries unveils FTB cashback offer

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a 1% cashback offer of up to £2,500 for first-time...

Barclays improves Family Springboard proposition

From 6 May, first-time buyers obtaining the fee-free Barclays Family Springboard mortgage will see...

Lloyds posts £660m loss from TSB sale

Lloyds Banking Group has reported underlying profit of £2.18bn for the first quarter of...

Annual Help to Buy repayments £180 cheaper than renting

Latest data suggests that first-time buyers who have used the Help to Buy mortgage...

NAEA: election behind fall in demand

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported that demand for property is...

Large rise in ‘prime London’ FTB sales

Marsh & Parsons’ latest London Property Monitor has found that while investors continue to...

MAB: typical deposits fall to 12-month low

The average primary salary of a purchase mortgage applicant fell to its lowest point...
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COMMENT

Profile

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Building Societies

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
Buy-to-let

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
Appointments

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
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HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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