First-time buyers

30% year-on-year increase in FTB completions

The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services has found that...

New 95% LTV fixes from the Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society is launching two new two-year fixed rates at 95% loan to...

Rate cut for Connells’ 95% LTV exclusive

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on the 95%...

The H&R slashes rate on 95% LTV deal

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its 95% Loan...

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

November lending more muted than previous month

The total number of loans advanced to home-owners for house purchase decreased in November,...

TSB in stamp duty offer

Customers taking out a mortgage with TSB for a home costing between £125,001...

Over one-third concerned about mortgage rejection

TSB has claimed that 38% of Britons searching for their first or next property...

‘Electric’ growth for home lending in H2 2013

December turned out to be the best month for home lending in six years,...

£500 FTB cash back deal from BoS

Bank of Scotland has announced an exclusive offer for first time buyers. Those first...

FTB numbers up by 22% last year

The number of first-time buyers continued to increase in 2013, according to the annual...

January launch for NatWest IS’s Help to Buy 2 deals

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has revealed it will be launching its Help to Buy: mortgage...

New homeowner ASU product from Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander has expanded its range of Accident, Sickness and Unemployment (ASU) protection products...

Great enthusiasm for low deposit deals

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that 40% of UK adults are planning...
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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...

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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...

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