First-time buyers

Gocompare.com warns first time buyers over Help to Buy

Price comparison website Gocompare.com has urged first time buyers to think carefully before jumping...

HTB2: HSBC to sell products on advised-basis in branch

HSBC has become the latest lender to confirm participation in the Help to Buy...

HTB2: NatWest IS confirms participation

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be participating in the new Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee...

Help to Buy 2 to save billions in deposits for FTBs

The total amount which Help to Buy 2 could knock-off deposit requirements for aspiring...

Help to Buy to spark young adults into buying, says survey

65% of those under the age of 30 plan to buy their first home...

Significant rise in confidence in housing market

10% of Britons believe they are likely to successfully purchase a new home in...

Brightstar boss slams Help to Buy 2

Rob Jupp, CEO at Brightstar Financial, has derided the Government’s Help to Buy 2...

Nationwide becomes part of Scottish Help to Buy

From today, Nationwide Building Society is accepting mortgage applications from borrowers looking to participate...

Genworth questions Help to Buy 2 details

The new that the government is to bring forward the second part of its...

FTBs behind Scottish property transaction volume rise

The most significant factor in the Scotland housing market in July was the increase...

FTB growth buoys July mortgage lending

Gross UK mortgage lending rose 12% in July to £16.7 billion, up from £14.9...

The Leeds offers 95% LTV exclusive

LSL Property Services Group and Leeds Building Society have launched an exclusive 95% LTV...

Downside to first-time buyer good news

The number of first-time buyers increased by 45% year-on-year in July, largely down to...

More first-time buyers than in 2007

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that the number of UK first-time buyers in...
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

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

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

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

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

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

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