First-time buyers

Worsening conditions for FTBs

Conditions for first-time buyers have continued to worsen, according to research from RBS. The ability...

The Leeds unveils new shared ownership deal

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new shared ownership mortgage product for first...

Young homeowners defaulting to mortgage providers’ insurance

40% of mortgage holders under 34 years old have their home buildings insurance with...

‘Generation rent’ still aspire to buy

12 months on from the launch of its Save to Buy scheme for first...

Welsh first-time buyers struggle

Transactions in Wales during March were 5% lower than normal. The latest LSL Property...

Nationwide cuts fixed and NewBuy rates

Nationwide Building Society is cutting its two and five year fixed rates by 0.10...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks improve FTB proposition

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a fee free mortgage offer for first time...

AFI unveils NewBuy offering

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a range of NewBuy mortgages via intermediaries. The...

Lowest FTB approval levels for nine months

Mortgage approvals for first time buyers fell to their lowest level for nine months...

Lloyds TSB improves FTB deal

Lloyds TSB has made changes to its new fee saver mortgage for first-time buyers. ...

BoS extends stamp duty pledge

Bank of Scotland has extended of its pledge to pay half of the stamp...

Nationwide offers half price fees

Nationwide Building Society has launched a half price product fee offer on its range...

Halifax entends stamp duty pledge

Halifax has extended its pledge to pay half of all homebuyers stamp duty bill...

First NewBuy deal completed

Mortgage Talk has claimed to have completed the UK's first NewBuy mortgage. Mortgage Talk,...
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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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