First-time buyers

Virgin Money passes lending milestone

Virgin Money has revealed its mortgage balances have exceeded the £20 billion mark. Following the...

The Leeds unveils 10-year Help to Buy deal

Help to Buy mortgages with an introductory 0% rate and fixed terms up to...

Nationwide celebrates third anniversary of Save to Buy

Over 5,500 customers have so far bought a home with Nationwide’s Save to Buy...

Deposit-raising still main barrier to home-buying

UK households still believe the main barrier to home ownership in the UK is...

New deals from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has launched new low rates on fixed rate and Flexx for Term...

NatWest and RBS pass lending milestone

NatWest and RBS have passed the £100 billion mortgage lending mark to UK customers. The...

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...

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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