First-time buyers

Banks retake 95% LTV fixed rate market

Over the past six months there has been a major increase in the number...

Skipton joins Help to Buy

The Skipton Building Society has joined the government's Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The...

January “a stampede” claim chartered surveyors

January saw first time buyers returning to the property market quicker than any...

CML: FTBs drove 2013 mortgage market forward

The total number of home-owner loans for house purchase in December 2013 was down...

Property have and have-nots analysed

The current generation of 25 to 36 years olds are split into property haves...

The Nationwide latest lender to change rates

Nationwide Building Society has made changes to selected mortgage products across its offering. Existing Nationwide...

Young wannabe FTBs willing to sacrifice

36% of non-homeowners aged 18-34 would like to get on the property ladder in...

New deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The new products will be...

Sharp rise in purchase mortgage approvals

The number of mortgages for house purchase in December was the highest monthly total...

30% year-on-year increase in FTB completions

The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services has found that...

New 95% LTV fixes from the Nationwide

Nationwide Building Society is launching two new two-year fixed rates at 95% loan to...

Rate cut for Connells’ 95% LTV exclusive

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on the 95%...

The H&R slashes rate on 95% LTV deal

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its 95% Loan...

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

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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