First-time buyers

Nationwide wants Stamp Duty shake-up

Nationwide Building Society is calling for reform of the Stamp Duty Land Tax system. The...

Government reveals Help to Buy stats

Figures released by the government today showed that over 66,000 households have been helped...

HTB1 activity still focused at lower end of property ladder

People buying homes using the Help to Buy equity loan scheme are only using...

FTB completions fall due to dipping demand

October saw the number of first-time buyer house completions stall, according to the latest...

NAEA: supply and demand seasonably low for October

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has said that a "better balance" between...

6% rise in London FTBs

The London market grew in the third quarter of 2014 in both house purchase...

Scottish new build completions up 30%

The number of new homes built in Scotland is at its highest level for...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

CML: lending market healthier than 12 months ago

Total gross lending in September was £18.1 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage...

Typical HTB2 deposit 87% lower than purchase market average

Those homebuyers using the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme (HTB2) had average...

The Yorkshire cuts 95% LTV fixed rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates on its 95% LTV products, on two-year...

MMR dampening interest from lower earners

The Q3 2014 Mortgage Search Tracker from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has found that...

Nationwide offers new 10-year range

The Nationwide Building Society is to offer 10 year fixed rate mortgages from Wednesday...

Halifax cuts 90% LTV rates

Halifax has cut the rates on its two-year 90% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages by 0.75...
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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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