First-time buyers

Average homebuyer income at four-year high

Homebuyers’ average income rose above £40,000 in June 2013 for the first time in...

CML: BTL and FTB markets improving at same time

Lending to first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors all increased in May, with a...

New FTB product from Castle Trust

Castle Trust is offering a three-year fixed rate product for first time buyers in...

Scottish government expands shared equity funding

The Scottish government has announced a £62 million funding injection for those looking to...

New ‘Welcome’ from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new range of mortgages that cover either three...

NatWest offers higher LTV bands

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced new higher LTV deals into its intermediary Core range....

New ‘high LTV’ range from Brilliant Solutions

Brilliant Solutions has secured new high LTV products from Newcastle Building Society and Precise...

Mortgage insurance helping mutuals lend to FTBs

Genworth has claimed that building societies are continuing to outshine their larger banking rivals’...

AToM to distribute 85% LTV Precise FTB mortgage

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has been selected as one of a select...

Precise Mortgages’ Home Owner range now open to FTBs

Precise Mortgages has amended its lending criteria to accept first-time buyers on all...

Wannabe STBs can’t move up the property ladder

28% of second-time buyers could be stuck on the first rung of the property...

FTBs key beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes

First-time buyers remain the biggest beneficiaries of affordable housing schemes, accounting for 65% of...

Widespread rate cuts from Barclays

Barclays is reducing mortgage rates by up to 70 basis points and launching new...

Nationwide echoes Shelter’s FTB call to action

Nationwide Building Society has backed Shelter's call for more affordable housing to be built...
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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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