First-time buyers

New deals and rate cuts from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a new two-year fix at2.79%, and cut rates...

Castle Trust gains FSA authorisation

Castle Trust has received FSA authorisation for its HouSAs investments. The institution has previously received...

New scheme for FTBs in Leeds

Leeds City Council has joined forces with Leeds Building Society to help first-time-buyers in...

New build option for FTBs from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is offering first time buyers a mortgage for...

Aldermore to participate in NewBuy

Aldermore has become the first challenger bank to join the government’s NewBuy scheme. NewBuy is...

University key route to home ownership

27% of those intending to buy in the next 12 months will be doing...

Castle Trust reveals launch details

Castle Trust will open for business on 1 October. It will then offer HouSAs...

Home affordability at best for 15 years

Mortgage payments for a new borrower are at their lowest as a proportion of...

UK’s most affordable housing is north of the border

Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland are at their lowest as a...

Fall in higher LTV availability

There has been a significant drop in the number of mortgages available for first...

The Leeds helps FTBs with new shared ownership offering

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new shared ownership mortgage product aimed at helping...

First-time buyer activity “showing signs of resilience”

First-time buyer activity assisted in propping up lending for house purchase in June, according...

95% mortgages for Darlington scheme buyers

Darlington Building Society and Tees Valley Housing have joined forces to provide a 95%...

New first-time buyer deal from NatWest

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has unveiled a new first-time buyer purchase mortgage in its current...
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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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Regulation

MorganAsh enhances resilience platform with new options

MorganAsh has introduced further upgrades to its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS), expanding the platform’s...
News

Black & White Bridging unveils new website

Black & White Bridging has launched a redesigned website as part of a wider...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire cuts rates across specialist credit ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced rates by 0.20% across three of its specialist credit...
Later Life

Gender gap in retirement satisfaction persists as women report lower financial security

Just over half of female retirees say they are satisfied with their retirement income,...

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