First-time buyers

New fixed-fee deals from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has unveiled a range of 」795 fixed fee mortgages on two and five...

Average homebuyer salary down 16% year-on-year

The average salary of homebuyers looking for a mortgage fell to a near-four year...

New higher LTV deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its higher LTV mortgage range for customers with smaller...

Profits up at the Yorkshire

The first six months of the year saw the Yorkshire Building Society increase its...

Halifax cuts FTB rates and fees

Halifax has reduced the rates on its first-time buyer and home mover mortgages by...

The Teachers supports Help to Buy Wales

The Teachers Building Society has extended its support of affordable home ownership to the...

New 90% deals from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has made changes to its 90% LTV residential product range, including both...

TSB cuts higher LTV fixed rates

TSB is cutting rates by up to 0.21 percentage points across a range of...

CML: mortgage lending down on an annual basis

Gross mortgage lending in May was £15.9bn, up from £15.8bn in April but down...

New mortgage permutations from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has added new deals to its mortgage offering. The latest products...

Summer comeback for purchase approvals

House purchase approval figures grew in June, with strong improvements on both a monthly...

Summer Budget 2015 speech – in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, This is a Budget that puts security first. It’s a Budget that recognises...

Halifax: monthly rise in house prices of 1.7%

The latest Halifax House Price Index has reported that house prices in the three...

Virgin Money removes application fee for limited period

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. It has also removed the £99...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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