First-time buyers

FTBs behind Scottish property transaction volume rise

The most significant factor in the Scotland housing market in July was the increase...

FTB growth buoys July mortgage lending

Gross UK mortgage lending rose 12% in July to £16.7 billion, up from £14.9...

The Leeds offers 95% LTV exclusive

LSL Property Services Group and Leeds Building Society have launched an exclusive 95% LTV...

Downside to first-time buyer good news

The number of first-time buyers increased by 45% year-on-year in July, largely down to...

More first-time buyers than in 2007

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that the number of UK first-time buyers in...

HSBC makes first-time buyer ‘pledge’

HSBC has launched ‘First for First-Time Buyers', pledging that its range of 90% LTV...

FTBs strengthen Q2 house purchase activity

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that first-time buyers accounted for 11,200...

Help to Buy threatened by house price bubble: IMLA

Mortgage brokers and intermediary lenders both believe that inflated house prices are the...

New Coventry Intermediaries range includes 90% LTV deal

Coventry Intermediaries has launched a new range of flexible products, which includes two Flexx...

Pickles claims Help to Buy “working well”

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has seen 10,000 reservations for new build...

FTB lending at highest level since 2007

Lending to first-time buyers has reached its largest quarterly total since 2007 with 68,200...

The Leeds moves into Help to Buy

Leeds Building Society has introduced its first set of Help to Buy products. The...

Minority expect to be homeowners when they have first child

Nearly 4.6 million Britons expect to start a family in the future but don’t...

Parents exhaust savings to help kids buy first homes

49% of parents who have or plan to contribute to their children's first home...

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...

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Conveyancing delays seen as biggest obstacle to smoother home moves

Conveyancing is viewed as a bigger barrier to a smooth property transaction than chains,...

Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

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