First-time buyers

FTB numbers return to pre-recession high

The number of first-time buyers reached a six and a half year high in...

Rise in numbers looking for 90%+ LTV deals

27% of those people looking for a mortgage are now hunting for deals above...

High LTV deals relieving deposit pressure

The latest National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) shows that the average...

New Help to Buy deal from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new build Help to Buy product. It is a...

The Mansfield bolsters local authority mortgage scheme

Mansfield Building Society, which launched lending partnerships earlier this year with Bassetlaw and Ashfield...

Mortgage market needs more innovation

29% of consumers believe that while access to mortgages has broadly improved it is...

41% year-on-year rise in FTB loans

A dip in mortgage lending in February was primarily due to the expected seasonal...

The Mansfield cuts rate on 95% discount scheme

The Mansfield Building Society has relaunched its 95% discounted rate product for clients in...

Rise in FTB numbers last month

The number of monthly first-time buyers increased 42% year-on-year in February, as buyers snapped...

Typically subdued January for lending

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

Over 11,000 high LTV mortgages completed in February

Lending to high LTV borrowers reached a six-year high in February, as monthly high...

CML reports seasonal dip on lending

The total number of home-owner loans for house purchase in January 2014 was down...

Six year high for FTB lending

Lending to first-time buyers in the final quarter of 2013 was at its highest...

RICS calls for end to Stamp Duty brackets

George Osborne should reform Stamp Duty thresholds in the upcoming Budget, RICS has said. It...
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COMMENT

Cover

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...
First-time buyers

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...
funding

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...
News

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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