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First-time buyers

New deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The new products will be...

30 January 2014

Sharp rise in purchase mortgage approvals

The number of mortgages for house purchase in December was the highest monthly total...

30 January 2014

30% year-on-year increase in FTB completions

The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services has found that...

24 January 2014

New 95% LTV fixes from the Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society is launching two new two-year fixed rates at 95% loan to...

23 January 2014

Rate cut for Connells’ 95% LTV exclusive

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on the 95%...

21 January 2014

The H&R slashes rate on 95% LTV deal

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its 95% Loan...

20 January 2014

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

16 January 2014

November lending more muted than previous month

The total number of loans advanced to home-owners for house purchase decreased in November,...

15 January 2014

TSB in stamp duty offer

Customers taking out a mortgage with TSB for a home costing between £125,001...

15 January 2014

Over one-third concerned about mortgage rejection

TSB has claimed that 38% of Britons searching for their first or next property...

12 January 2014

‘Electric’ growth for home lending in H2 2013

December turned out to be the best month for home lending in six years,...

10 January 2014

£500 FTB cash back deal from BoS

Bank of Scotland has announced an exclusive offer for first time buyers. Those first...

8 January 2014

FTB numbers up by 22% last year

The number of first-time buyers continued to increase in 2013, according to the annual...

3 January 2014

January launch for NatWest IS’s Help to Buy 2 deals

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has revealed it will be launching its Help to Buy: mortgage...

19 December 2013

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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...

6 February 2026

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...

5 February 2026

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...

4 February 2026

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...

4 February 2026

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...

3 February 2026

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News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

6 February 2026

Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

6 February 2026

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...

6 February 2026

Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

6 February 2026