First-time buyers

OSB explores psychology of home buying and renting

74% of Brits aspire to buy their own home, according to research by OSB...

Gen H cuts rates for fourth consecutive week

Gen H has announced rate reductions for the fourth time in as many weeks. The...

7.34m people in UK earn income from multiple jobs

The ongoing cost-of-living crisis and persistent inflationary pressures continue to affect millions across the...

Marsden BS unveils 95% LTV residential deals

Marsden Building Society has launched two new residential mortgage products at 95% loan to...

Dudley BS provides £998k remo for child’s FTB purchase

Dudley Building Society, in collaboration with mortgage specialist SPF Private Clients, has completed a...

Family money playing bigger role in helping young onto property ladder

Intergenerational wealth transfers – from housing young adults to financial gifts and inheritances, and...

Lenders and brokers must rally to help first-time buyers

As the dust settles on a record-breaking Autumn Budget, one thing is clear –...

Hike set to add £2,500 to average Stamp Duty bill

The Stamp Duty hike which comes into force on 1 April 2025 could cost...

Perenna in new partnership with HLP

Perenna has formed a new partnership with HL Partnership (HLP) to provide the network's...

Hanley Economic mortgage balances up nearly 10%

Hanley Economic Building Society has published its annual results, with mortgage balances rising to £379.62m...

Stamp Duty payments “set to double by 2030”

Homebuyers are set to pay 110% more in Stamp Duty by 2030, according to...

Most FTBs unaware of higher LTV deals

64% of possible first-time buyers aren't aware of the higher LTV options available to...

Gen H lowers homebuying bundle and retention rates

Gen H has cut rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) across its...

Loughborough BS joins Paradigm lender panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Loughborough Building Society to its lender panel. Member firms...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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