First-time buyers

Strong rise in intermediary mortgage market confidence

Mortgage intermediaries’ confidence about the prospects for the mortgage market has risen significantly, according...

Santander cuts high LTV rates

Santander has reduced rates on its 95% LTV two-year fixed Help to Buy mortgage...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch cashback offer

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched another £1,000 cashback mortgage offer for homebuyers, as well...

New buyer demand up by 22%

Haart’s National Housing Market Monitor for March 2015 has reported a surge in buyer...

It’s the supply, stupid

At the Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) annual lunch on Friday 17 April, the...

Lloyds revamps product range

Lloyds Bank has announced changes to its mortgage product range. For homemovers, 90% LTV two...

New deals and rate cuts from Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new two-year fixed product for home movers, as well...

CML: house purchase lending activity dampened in February

Home-owner house purchase lending fell in February both compared to the previous month and...

Tory Right to Buy plan could cost taxpayers £20bn

The Conservative Party manifesto will be launched today, with a headline pledge of extending...

Help to Buy 2 deposits reach 10-month high

February saw a 10-month high in average deposits for house purchases using the Help...

FTB valuation activity up 40% year on year

Latest research from Connells Survey and Valuation reveals that March 2015 witnessed the strongest...

Annual turnover of a property almost trebled since 80s

A new report by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has found that a...

2014: real change to the first-time buyer market

First-time buyer numbers last year rose to its highest level for seven years. However,...

The Teachers lowers fees on 90% & 95% mortgages

The Teachers Building Society has lowered the arrangement fee on its 95% and 90% LTV...

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...

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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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