First-time buyers

FTB valuation activity up 40% year on year

Latest research from Connells Survey and Valuation reveals that March 2015 witnessed the strongest...

Annual turnover of a property almost trebled since 80s

A new report by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that a...

2014: real change to the first-time buyer market

First-time buyer numbers last year rose to its highest level for seven years. However,...

The Teachers lowers fees on 90% & 95% mortgages

The Teachers Building Society has lowered the arrangement fee on its 95% and 90% LTV...

FTB plight easing slightly

30% of house sales in February were made to first-time buyers, according to the...

Rate reductions made by Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has made cuts across its whole product range for first-time buyers, homemovers, and...

Accord Mortgage reduces 95% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages has cut mortgage rates for borrowers with a 5% deposit. The intermediary-only lender of...

Halifax cuts mortgage rates

Halifax has cut product rates across first-time buyer, home mover, Help to Buy Mortgage...

Property ladder is getting shorter

Brits are owning fewer homes over their lifetime than a generation ago, according to...

Young people want to fund homeownership via pension pot

58% of 18-35 year olds aren't currently saving into a workplace pension but 54%...

Help to Buy ISAs: the caveats

Within the mortgage and housing markets we’ve been rather accustomed to a number of...

CML: gross lending “subdued” last month

Latest estimates from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) suggest that gross mortgage lending reached...

Budget 2015: good for the self-employed?

Specialist lender Kensington said there were reasons to be cheerful for "house hunting entrepreneurs"...

Budget 2015: Help to Buy ISA – the details

The Chancellor has announced a new Help to Buy ISA. For every £200 a first-time buyer saves...
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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...
News

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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