First-time buyers

Budget 2015: the speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, Today, I report on a Britain that is growing, creating jobs and...

Rate cuts from Lloyds

Lloyds Bank has made rate cuts in its mortgage product range and has introduced...

CML: FTB lending down but rise in buy-to-let

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers saw a drop in...

New FTB and home mover rates from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled new rates on selected two-year fixed first time buyer and home...

Homeowners not moving up the ladder as planned

Many homeowners are not progressing up the housing ladder as quickly as they had...

E.surv: lending to lower-deposit borrowers back on track

Borrowers with smaller deposits accounted for the largest portion of house purchase lending in...

Stamp Duty revenues up 20%+

A greater number of residential property transactions and increased prices are estimated to have...

Would be homebuyers pessimistic about securing finance

Homebuyers have low confidence that their mortgage will be approved, yet many are not...

Gross advances down 8%

The Bank of England has released its Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics for the...

Bank of Scotland unveils cashback offer

Bank of Scotland is offering first time buyers and home movers £500 cashback when...

New five-year deal from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new five year fixed mortgage for first-time buyers, homemovers...

88,000 helped by Help to Buy

Since the launch of the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee schemes...

No parental support for nearly half of FTBs

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that nearly half of first-time buyers...

IMLA: find a permanent replacement for Help to Buy 2

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that failing to replace the Help...
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COMMENT

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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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