First-time buyers

Nationwide launches its lowest ever fixed rate

Nationwide Building Society has unveiled its lowest ever two-year fixed rate. Following the cuts of...

Five-year high in first-time buyer numbers

The number of first-time buyers reached its largest yearly total in five years, according...

Year-on-year valuations growth continues

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported its fourth consecutive month of annual growth in...

Leeds’ mortgage deposit scheme paying off

Around 18 new homeowners in Leeds are set to secure their first houses after...

FTB lending soars at Teachers

Lending to first-time buyers rose by 115% at the Teachers Building Society last year. Just...

Hinckley & Rugby launches new build mortgages

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has two new mortgages for buyers of newly built...

Capital’s domestic home buyers recycling wealth

A growing proportion of homeowners in the prime areas of London are cashing in...

First time buyer numbers up at close of 2012

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers December, as 2012...

Understanding reasons to be cheerful

I’m not sure if it’s just the fact that a New Year has begun...

The Leeds cuts rate on shared ownership mortgage

The Leeds Building Society has reduced the rate on its two-year fixed rate shared...

Principality introduces 95% LTV mortgage

Principality has announced the launch of a new 95% LTV five year fixed rate...

Leeds reduces share ownership rate

The Leeds Building Society has lowered the rate on its two-year fixed rate shared...

6% rise in number of house purchase loans

Increased activity in the first-time buyer sector, as well as among home movers, contributed...

H&R BS extends 95% LTV new build mortgage

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is extending countrywide its mortgage for new build...
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COMMENT

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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Building Societies

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...
Building Societies

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...
Buy-to-let

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...
valuations

Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications

Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...

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