First-time buyers

FTB plight easing slightly

30% of house sales in February were made to first-time buyers, according to the...

Rate reductions made by Halifax Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries has made cuts across its whole product range for first-time buyers, homemovers, and...

Accord Mortgage reduces 95% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages has cut mortgage rates for borrowers with a 5% deposit. The intermediary-only lender of...

Halifax cuts mortgage rates

Halifax has cut product rates across first-time buyer, home mover, Help to Buy Mortgage...

Property ladder is getting shorter

Brits are owning fewer homes over their lifetime than a generation ago, according to...

Young people want to fund homeownership via pension pot

58% of 18-35 year olds aren't currently saving into a workplace pension but 54%...

Help to Buy ISAs: the caveats

Within the mortgage and housing markets we’ve been rather accustomed to a number of...

CML: gross lending “subdued” last month

Latest estimates from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) suggest that gross mortgage lending reached...

Budget 2015: good for the self-employed?

Specialist lender Kensington said there were reasons to be cheerful for "house hunting entrepreneurs"...

Budget 2015: Help to Buy ISA – the details

The Chancellor has announced a new Help to Buy ISA. For every £200 a first-time buyer saves...

Budget 2015: the speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, Today, I report on a Britain that is growing, creating jobs and...

Rate cuts from Lloyds

Lloyds Bank has made rate cuts in its mortgage product range and has introduced...

CML: FTB lending down but rise in buy-to-let

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers saw a drop in...

New FTB and home mover rates from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled new rates on selected two-year fixed first time buyer and home...

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...

Latest news

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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