First-time buyers

Developers want FTB support from next government

86% of developers believe that the next government needs to do more to support...

FTBs show widespread lack of shared ownership understanding

Only 35% of prospective first-time buyers can accurately define shared ownership, suggesting that many...

Majority of couples see buying a home as bigger commitment than marriage

64% of adults in unwedded relationships would prioritise getting on the property ladder over...

Leeds BS cuts rates and adds new 95% LTV options

Leeds Building Society had made reductions across its mortgage range to cut the cost...

Residential By Foundation launches into JBSP arena

Residential by Foundation has moved into the Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) product space...

Gen H joins forces with HL Partnership

Gen H has announced a new partnership with network HL Partnership. The arrangement will...

13% rise in 56-65 year-olds searching for first home

Latest mortgage adviser searches are highlighting the growing trends among first-time buyers in the...

Mutual cites five stats to justify Stamp Duty reform

Coventry Building Society has identified a handful of statistics which it argues highlight the...

Major regional differences in housing market for FTBs

There are stark regional differences in conditions for first-time buyers, according to Coventry for...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with Perenna Bank

Perenna Bank has joined the lender panels of Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club,...

HRBS unveils 95% LTV ‘income booster’ mortgage

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched income booster mortgage at 95% loan to...

24% fall in annual Stamp Duty receipts

Homebuyers paid out £11.6bn in Stamp Duty Land Tax in the 2023-24 tax year,...

Fall in ‘interest-only’ searches in March

Legal & General Ignite data has shown that UK mortgage market activity remained robust...

Gen H joins Mortgage Intelligence panel

Residential mortgage lender Gen H has partnered with Mortgage Intelligence. Bournemouth-based Mortgage Intelligence was established...
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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...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

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Inspired Lending backs redevelopment of Grade II listed Cotswolds manor

Inspired Lending has provided a £1.8 million facility to support the purchase and refurbishment...
House prices

House prices slide as wealthy buyers brace for Budget tax raid

House prices have recorded their sharpest November fall in more than a decade as...
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Scottish rent controls blamed for surge in annual rent hikes

Scotland’s rent control regime has led to a sharp rise in the proportion of...
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L&G sells surveying arm to Beach Equity

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