First-time buyers

Suffolk BS improves FTB affordability with rate cuts

Suffolk Building Society is reducing the rates on its 95% LTV residential mortgages by...

A broker’s role in reigniting the buzz of buying

Over the last few years, first time buyers (FTBs) have faced several significant obstacles...

Barclays adds new deals and cuts rates

Barclays has launched a range of new mortgage products designed to appeal to first-time...

A temperature check of the property market

The UK property market has shown definite signs of recovery this year, gradually overcoming...

Demand for new builds down 21% over five years

The number of sales agreed for new build homes has dropped by 21% to...

Call for government to simplify property taxes to help FTBs

Equity release adviser Key Later Life Finance is arguing that overhauling the tax rules...

Homebuyers want government action over property market

UK homebuyers are calling for action from the government to tackle the competitive and...

Top barriers to homeownership revealed

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has revealed the leading barriers to homeownership. For 37% of...

Saffron for Intermediaries unveils Professional Income Boost proposition

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced the launch of its Professional Income Boost range, which...

Gen H launches with Quilter network

Gen H has announced the launch of a partnership with Quilter. Firms belonging to the...

Halifax reveals GB’s “hottest” spots for first-time buyers

New research by Halifax has outlined Britain’s hottest locations for first-time buyers, where those...

Skipton adds shared ownership option to Track Record mortgage

Skipton Building Society is enhancing and extending the borrowing policy of its Track Record...

Hanley Economic BS unveils two new fee-free deals

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a fee-free two-year 95% LTV fixed rate and...

Q&A: Laura Sneddon, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

BestAdvice fires the questions at Laura Sneddon, head of mortgage sales and distribution, Hinckley...

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Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

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Barclays cuts five-year fixes again as lender pushes for market-leading position

Barclays is making further reductions across its residential mortgage range, with five-year fixed rates...

The Leeds launches green additional borrowing for home energy upgrades

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new stream of green additional borrowing aimed at...

Equity Release Group expands adviser team after StepChange partnership

Equity Release Group has strengthened its advisory arm, Equity Release Supermarket, with three new...

Love Finance appoints former Monzo director to lead credit and risk

Love Finance has appointed Selen Cagirgan as its new head of credit and risk,...

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