First-time buyers

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...

YBS targets first time buyers with new deals

Yorkshire Building Society is offering first time buyers up to £1,000 cashback. The Yorkshire is...

Extent of first-time buyer finance calculated

Parents have provided over 228,000 first time buyers with more than £1.31 billion in...

October boost in first-time buyer activity

The number of loans advanced to first-time buyers in October rose to levels similar...

The Leeds to utilise FLS to boost new lending

The Leeds Building Society has stated its intention to use the Funding for Lending...

Nationwide cuts fixed and tracker rates

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting its fixed and tracker mortgage rates across all...

Innovation in shared equity

Shared equity is starting to play a really useful part of getting people on...

Nationwide doubles FTB lending

Nationwide Building Society has doubled its lending to first time buyers in the first...

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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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...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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