First-time buyers

Burgess to offer deposit loans to graduates

British Money recently announced its intention to release £50 million to help get people...

Move with Us: London doesn’t need Help to Buy

The Help to Buy scheme is most popular with people aged 20 to 29...

New deals from the Post Office

The Post Office has unveiled a range of new mortgage rates. Rates have also been...

Small increase in annual house price growth

House prices recorded their 13th successive monthly increase in May, rising by 0.7%, according...

MMR didn’t stop FTB growth

The number of first-time buyers grew 8% in the month to April and 47%...

CML: latest Help to Buy data is reassuring

The combined impact of both the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee...

Regional variations in average FTB age

The average age UK house hunters estimate they will be able to take their...

CML: remortgage lending in Scotland down 7%

The expected seasonal dip during the early months of 2014 saw lending fall compared...

CML: N. Ireland lending up 35% year-on-year

New CML data released today on the profile of mortgage lending in Northern Ireland...

CML: affordability better for FTBs in Wales

Latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data on the profile of mortgage lending in...

CML: strong upward trend for London lending

The expected seasonal dip has affected lending in Greater London in the first quarter...

Nationwide’s gross mortgage lending up 31%

Nationwide Building Society has published its full year results, reporting a rise in gross...

The Mansfield extends 95% deal’s availability

After introducing a 95% discounted rate mortgage in its local area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire...

Year-on-year growth for all mortgage lending

The total number of new loans to home-owners for house purchase increased 4% in...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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