First-time buyers

New FTB product from Castle Trust

Castle Trust is offering a three-year fixed rate product for first time buyers in...

Scottish government expands shared equity funding

The Scottish government has announced a £62 million funding injection for those looking to...

New ‘Welcome’ from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new range of mortgages that cover either three...

NatWest offers higher LTV bands

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced new higher LTV deals into its intermediary Core range....

New ‘high LTV’ range from Brilliant Solutions

Brilliant Solutions has secured new high LTV products from Newcastle Building Society and Precise...

Mortgage insurance helping mutuals lend to FTBs

Genworth has claimed that building societies are continuing to outshine their larger banking rivals’...

AToM to distribute 85% LTV Precise FTB mortgage

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has been selected as one of a select...

Precise Mortgages’ Home Owner range now open to FTBs

Precise Mortgages has amended its lending criteria to accept first-time buyers on all...

Wannabe STBs can’t move up the property ladder

28% of second-time buyers could be stuck on the first rung of the property...

FTBs key beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes

First-time buyers remain the biggest beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes, accounting for 65% of...

Widespread rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays is reducing mortgage rates by up to 70 basis points and launching new...

Nationwide echoes Shelter’s FTB call to action

Nationwide Building Society has backed Shelter's call for more affordable housing to be built...

Post Office wants major growth in its mortgage lending

The Post Office has revealed it wants to lend £2.5 billion in mortgage by...

BSA warns of the risk of a house price bubble

20% of first time buyers think government schemes such as Help to Buy...
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Homebuying

Collaboration, not quick fixes, must drive the next phase of reform

As we edge closer to the autumn Budget, the housing market finds itself in a familiar state of anticipation and uncertainty. Inflation remains stubbornly high,...

Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

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Mortgages

Brokers urge 0.25% rate cut to revive housing market

Most mortgage brokers believe a small cut to the Bank of England’s Base Rate...
Buy-to-let

The Mortgage Works leads limited company BTL market as new leaderboard goes public

The Mortgage Works has been named the UK’s leading lender for limited company buy-to-let...
News

Residential transactions rise again ahead of Budget

UK property transaction figures for September suggest that market activity continues to recover, with...
Buy-to-let

CHL Mortgages to host post-Budget analysis webinar for brokers

Brokers seeking clarity on the government’s Autumn Budget will have the chance to hear...

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