First-time buyers

The Autumn Statement in full

Mr Speaker, Four years ago, in the first Autumn Statement of this Parliament, I presented...

BoI UK launches intermediary pilot

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries is rolling out a pilot to sell mortgages in...

Nationwide wants Stamp Duty shake-up

Nationwide Building Society is calling for reform of the Stamp Duty Land Tax system. The...

Government reveals Help to Buy stats

Figures released by the government today showed that over 66,000 households have been helped...

HTB1 activity still focused at lower end of property ladder

People buying homes using the Help to Buy equity loan scheme are only using...

FTB completions fall due to dipping demand

October saw the number of first-time buyer house completions stall, according to the latest...

NAEA: supply and demand seasonably low for October

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has said that a "better balance" between...

6% rise in London FTBs

The London market grew in the third quarter of 2014 in both house purchase...

Scottish new build completions up 30%

The number of new homes built in Scotland is at its highest level for...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

CML: lending market healthier than 12 months ago

Total gross lending in September was £18.1 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage...

Typical HTB2 deposit 87% lower than purchase market average

Those homebuyers using the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme (HTB2) had average...

The Yorkshire cuts 95% LTV fixed rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates on its 95% LTV products, on two-year...

MMR dampening interest from lower earners

The Q3 2014 Mortgage Search Tracker from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has found that...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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