First-time buyers

New deals from Coventry Intermediaries

On 9 August Coventry Intermediaries is launching a new range of mortgages, which includes...

Nationwide offers new four-year fixed rate deal

The Nationwide Building Society is now offering a new twist on its existing four-year...

The Saffron brings back 95% LTV first-time buyer deal

Saffron Building Society has relaunched its 95% mortgage for first time buyers who have...

Santander cuts mortgage rates

Santander has cut the rates on over 20 mortgage products in its range by...

AFI’s NewBuy rates reduced

Santander has reduced rates on its three, five and seven-year fixed rate NewBuy mortgages...

Affordability is still the issue

Summer may finally appear to be here as the sunshine makes something of a...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts rates

Halifax Intermediaries has reduced rates across its mortgage range. A 90% LTV two-year fixed rate...

Right to Buy information drive kicks off

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced a marketing drive to tell social tenants about...

Number of first-time buyers increases

The number of first-time buyers in the first six months of 2012 was up...

Countrywide wants decisive government action on housing market

Countrywide has suggested six solutions for the government to help the housing market. In its...

End of Stamp Duty slump?

The slump in activity that followed the end of the first-time buyer stamp duty...

Over 600 NewBuy reservations so far

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that the recently-launched NewBuy scheme has...

Encouraging signs from wannabe first-time buyers

The proportion of intending home-buyers over the next 12 months who will be purchasing...

First-time buyer transaction levels recover

There was a 28% increase in the number of first-time buyer transactions in May...
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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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Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey

Halifax has once again been named the best overall lender for broker experience in...
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Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...
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Hinckley & Rugby adds visa mortgage products to offering

Hinckley & Rugby for intermediaries has launched four two-year discount visa mortgage products across...
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NatWest strengthens broker support with intermediary team expansion

NatWest has expanded its intermediary leadership team with the creation of two new corporate...

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