First-time buyers

Record mortgage lending growth for the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has reported that its new residential mortgage lending increased by...

New 90% deal from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new fixed-then-discount mortgage at up to...

Insurance scheme behind the Monmouthshire’s FTB growth

Genworth has revealed that its client, Monmouthshire Building Society, has significantly upped the number...

Wannabe first-time buyers compromising on quality

The proportion of tenants expecting to buy by the end of the year has...

Halifax launches mobile AIP tool

Halifax has unveiled a mobile Agreement in Principle (AIP) tool which it claims lets...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates

HSBC has made a series of mortgage rate reductions. The new mortgage rates include 26 mortgages...

80% of HTB mortgages taken out by first-time buyers

The average price paid for properties purchased under the various affordable housing schemes in...

The Nationwide to offer Help to Buy ISA

The Nationwide Building Society has outlined its commitment to the Help to Buy ISA scheme. The...

New fixed-fee deals from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has unveiled a range of ｣795 fixed fee mortgages on two and five...

Average homebuyer salary down 16% year-on-year

The average salary of homebuyers looking for a mortgage fell to a near-four year...

New higher LTV deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its higher LTV mortgage range for customers with smaller...

Profits up at the Yorkshire

The first six months of the year saw the Yorkshire Building Society increase its...

Halifax cuts FTB rates and fees

Halifax has reduced the rates on its first-time buyer and home mover mortgages by...

The Teachers supports Help to Buy Wales

The Teachers Building Society has extended its support of affordable home ownership to the...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Home Purchase Plans

Gatehouse Bank cuts selected HPP and buy-to-let rental rates

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates on selected Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...
Building Societies

Coventry BS cuts selection of residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...
Cover

Cost-of-living squeeze deepens income protection affordability gap

Rising household costs are making income protection more important for customers, but harder for...
Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for...

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