First-time buyers

FTBs bedrock of Aldermore’s Help to Buy customer base

Following government Help to Buy statistics published today, Aldermore has revealed figures showing that...

First Direct cuts fixed rates

First Direct is reducing all fixed rate mortgages in its range as well as...

Paymentshield launches ‘Home Sweet Home’ toolkit

Insurance provider Paymentshield has unveiled a 'Home Sweet Home' campaign to assist in offering...

High LTV lending recovering

Last month represented the strongest July for house purchase lending since the financial crisis,...

FTBs drive housing market activity growth

First time buyers have boosted annual growth in housing market activity, despite a seasonally...

CML: MMR having “gentle dampener” effect

New data published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) on the characteristics of...

Virgin Money introduces ‘Stamp Duty Buster’

Virgin Money has launched a ‘Stamp Duty Buster’ mortgage as part of its Help...

FTBs have worrying lack of life protection

Only 11% of people think having life protection is a top priority when buying...

Government ups Right to Buy discounts

The government has announced that council house tenants will now benefit from higher Right...

NatWest/RBS increases mortgage market share

NatWest and RBS has reported strong customer demand for help to buy a home,...

Lloyds unveils cashback offers

Lloyds Bank has launched new offers for remortgage customers and first time buyers. Remortgage customers...

Lloyds lent one quarter of all FTB mortgages

Lloyds Banking Group says it is ahead of schedule in meeting its first time...

The Family BS to use Genworth’s mortgage insurance

Genworth has announced a new relationship with the Family Building Society, part of National...

Average deposit grows for fourth successive month

Mortgage Advice Bureau says its latest data show that homebuyers are increasingly taking full...
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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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