First-time buyers

Majority of renters don’t expect to ever buy

61% - around 4.5 million - of all private and social renters in England...

Housing market consumer sentiment improves

The Building Societies' Association's March Property Tracker reveals that access to mortgage finance as...

FTB activity drives home purchase lending increase

House purchase lending recorded its highest January total since 2008, according to new data...

Pair of 95% LTV deals from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced new 95% loan to value mortgages. The two new...

New direct-only deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has launched six new branch/direct exclusive residential mortgage products. Rates on...

CBI wants housing market initiatives from Osborne

The CBI is urging the George Osborne to use the Budget to boost the...

First-time buyers boost valuation activity

Valuation activity hit a 12-month peak last month, as first time buyer numbers rose...

New deals from NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched two new 60% LTV deals and reintroducing a 90%...

Aldermore opens up criteria

Aldermore has made changes to its residential and buy-to-let lending criteria to allow full...

15% rise in capital’s first-time buyers

The number of first-time buyers in London rose by 15% in 2012, marking the...

Four-year high for FTBs in Scotland

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland rose to the largest annual total in...

New 90% LTV deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a series of new 90% loan-to-value residential mortgages with rates up...

New builds numbers still well short of pre-crash peak

New home starts are falling well short of demand, it has been claimed. Statistics released...

Complete expands lender panel

Aldermore Residential Mortgages has become the latest intermediary focused lender to join the panel...
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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...

Latest news

News

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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