First-time buyers

FTBs expect 10 years of deposit saving

47% of prospective first time buyers expect it will take a decade or more...

100% deals offered

Promise Solutions has unveiled a loan which enables its introducers to arrange 100% borrowing...

New-build putting people off NewBuy

There is still low awareness of the government's NewBuy scheme, six months after its...

New deals and rate cuts from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a new two-year fix at2.79%, and cut rates...

Castle Trust gains FSA authorisation

Castle Trust has received FSA authorisation for its HouSAs investments. The institution has previously received...

New scheme for FTBs in Leeds

Leeds City Council has joined forces with Leeds Building Society to help first-time-buyers in...

New build option for FTBs from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is offering first time buyers a mortgage for...

Aldermore to participate in NewBuy

Aldermore has become the first challenger bank to join the government’s NewBuy scheme. NewBuy is...

University key route to home ownership

27% of those intending to buy in the next 12 months will be doing...

Castle Trust reveals launch details

Castle Trust will open for business on 1 October. It will then offer HouSAs...

Home affordability at best for 15 years

Mortgage payments for a new borrower are at their lowest as a proportion of...

UK’s most affordable housing is north of the border

Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland are at their lowest as a...

Fall in higher LTV availability

There has been a significant drop in the number of mortgages available for first...

The Leeds helps FTBs with new shared ownership offering

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new shared ownership mortgage product aimed at helping...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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News

NPS Law joins My Legal Club conveyancing panel

NPS Law has joined My Legal Club’s UK conveyancing panel following a review of...
News

Barclays loosens affordability rules for residential and buy-to-let borrowers

Barclays has changed its affordability calculations for residential and buy-to-let mortgages, in a move...
Conveyancing

Conveyancing fees tick up in Q1 but remain flat over past 12 months

The cost of conveyancing services rose modestly in the first quarter of 2026, although...
Building Societies

Bath BS introduces valuation engine to speed up mortgage decisions

Bath Building Society has launched a new property decisioning engine aimed at cutting delays...

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