First-time buyers

Budget fears stall housing market as one in five hold off selling

One in five UK homeowners say they are postponing plans to sell their property...

Perenna appoints industry veteran Steve Mannakee

Long-term fixed-rate mortgage lender Perenna has strengthened its distribution team with the appointment of...

Accord trims rates to support first-time buyers with smallest deposits

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates across its residential range in a move designed to...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

House prices show modest growth as affordability pressures linger

UK house prices rose modestly in September, with the annual rate of growth holding...

Gen H launches part and part mortgage for buyers with 5% deposit

Gen H has unveiled a new mortgage designed to help first-time buyers and households...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

The Family BS launches expat limited company buy-to-let range

Family Building Society has launched a new buy-to-let range designed for limited company landlords...

Inflation accelerates as non-food prices climb and new tax pressures loom

Shop price inflation picked up pace in September, rising to 1.4% from 0.9% in...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement...

Reeves: Social housing must play a major role in tackling crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that social housing will be central to Labour’s plans...

Mortgage borrowing slows as corporate lending accelerates

Households are curbing mortgage borrowing amid a cooling housing market, despite falling rates on...

First Mortgage joins forces with Moneybox to boost first-time buyer support

First Mortgage, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau group, has announced a partnership with...

Expert Taskforce recommends 12 sites for new towns

The government has confirmed it will progress work on the next generation of new...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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