First-time buyers

New Help to Buy deal from Teachers Building Society

Teachers Building Society has launched a Help to Buy mortgage deal, which offers both...

IMLA sounds warning over future homeownership

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) argues that homeownership levels...

Rise in higher LTV lending

House purchase lending increased by 17% year-on-year in May, mostly down to a surge...

5% rise in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending increased by 5% in April, partly down to an increase in remortgage...

May sees 4% rise in valuations

There was a strong lift in first time buyer housing activity last month, with...

New NatWest IS deals for first-time buyers

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is tomorrow (12 June) launching a number of new ‘no product...

Buying 13% more cost-effective than renting

The gap in cost effectiveness between buying and renting a property is narrowing as...

15% rise in FTB numbers

First-time buyer numbers increased 15% last month, as more first-timers were able to access...

Nationwide to accept Help to Buy applications

The Nationwide Building Society will accept mortgage applications from borrowers looking to participate in...

Scotland: conditions improving for borrowers

Home-ownership is the long-term tenure of choice for most Scottish adults according to findings...

London: appetite to buy or move home remains steady

Half of all adults surveyed in London would like to buy a new home...

N. Ireland: bulk of purchases made by FTBs

First-time buyers continued to make up a majority of the housing market in Northern...

Wales: homeowner aspiration higher than rest of GB

More adults in Wales aspire to be home-owners in the next 10 years than in Great Britain overall,...

Nationwide posts 17% increase in gross mortgage lending

Over the last year ending 4 April 2013, the Nationwide Group has increased its...
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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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