First-time buyers

Bank of Mum & Dad funds half of deposits

Santander research has found the 'Bank of Mum and Dad' is still playing a...

Affordability largely unchanged outside London

Latest research from comparison site Gocompare.com has highlighted the disproportionate growth in the London...

MAB criticises Osborne’s Mansion House speech

Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), has voiced his concern...

Bounce back in activity following MMR introduction

Activity in the UK housing market has bounced back from the effects of new...

FTB mortgages rise by only 1%

New CML data released today on the profile of UK lending in April 2014,...

Burgess to offer deposit loans to graduates

British Money recently announced its intention to release £50 million to help get people...

Move with Us: London doesn’t need Help to Buy

The Help to Buy scheme is most popular with people aged 20 to 29...

New deals from the Post Office

The Post Office has unveiled a range of new mortgage rates. Rates have also been...

Small increase in annual house price growth

House prices recorded their 13th successive monthly increase in May, rising by 0.7%, according...

MMR didn’t stop FTB growth

The number of first-time buyers grew 8% in the month to April and 47%...

CML: latest Help to Buy data is reassuring

The combined impact of both the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee...

Regional variations in average FTB age

The average age UK house hunters estimate they will be able to take their...

CML: remortgage lending in Scotland down 7%

The expected seasonal dip during the early months of 2014 saw lending fall compared...

CML: N. Ireland lending up 35% year-on-year

New CML data released today on the profile of mortgage lending in Northern Ireland...
1...166167168...190Page 167 of 190

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...

Latest news

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...

PROFILES