First-time buyers

Homeowners more upbeat about property market future

Zoopla research has suggests that homeowners are far more confident now than at this...

Large geographic disparity in deposit requirements

Homebuyers need to find a deposit of nearly £26,500 to buy a home in...

Two halves to 2012 for first time buyers

2012 saw lending to first time buyers rise by 11% as lending to borrowers...

Struggle for second steppers

So-called 'second steppers' are continuing to bear the brunt of the stagnant housing market,...

One-third of homeowners cutting back to afford mortgage

32% of homeowners in the UK believes they will have to cut back on...

Barclays shakes up mortgage proposition

Barclays is launching a new first-time buyer product on Monday 14 January. Mortgage rates will...

Aldermore expands house building panel

Aldermore has added Bovis Homes and Persimmon Homes (including Charles Church and Westbury) to...

Halifax offers grand cashback to first-time buyers

Halifax has made changes to its mortgage range, launched new deals and reduced a...

Parent finances in jeopardy from funding their kids

The so-called 'Bank of Mum & Dad' is providing a number of parents with...

New Platform mortgage range

Platform has unveiled a new mainstream mortgage range, which it claims shows its commitment...

Nationwide extends Save to Buy scheme to home movers

Nationwide is extending its Save to Buy scheme for first-time buyers to home movers...

First direct to offer fee-free range

First direct is to launch a new range of low deposit fee free ‘Homebuyer’ mortgages...

New first time buyer products from the Teachers

Teachers Building Society is offering a new range of mortgage products for first time...

Weak November for first time buyer lending

New research released from e.surv chartered surveyors indicates that house purchase lending in November...
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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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Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

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

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HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 11bps

HSBC UK has reduced rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to...
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Specialist lender Ampla Finance has launched a new brand identity, Untangled, as it looks...

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