First-time buyers

Gen H expands team with new recruits from Koodoo and Hamptons

Gen H has strengthened its sales and marketing operations with the appointments of Jess...

Hinckley & Rugby takes its residential mortgage range to Scotland

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has expanded its residential mortgage lending into mainland Scotland,...

Midlands market towns offer best value for first-time buyers

First-time buyers are getting more market town for their money in the Midlands, with...

The Leeds lowers income threshold to widen mortgage access

Leeds Building Society has sought to ease the path to home ownership for lower...

Nationwide cuts residential mortgage rates

Nationwide has announced a fresh round of rate reductions across its mortgage range, with...

Precise raises borrowing limits to 6x income

Precise Mortgages has lifted its loan-to-income cap to six times earnings. The lender’s criteria update...

Top 12 potential sites for New Towns revealed in landmark planning study

A new report by national property consultancy Carter Jonas has identified 12 of the...

Buy-to-let lending rises as rental market begins to rebalance

Buy-to-let investment is showing signs of renewed momentum as landlords respond to easing pressure...

UK housing market defies summer slowdown as buyers regain confidence but price growth stalls

Housing market activity has picked up pace and defying the traditional seasonal lull as...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

The Skipton cuts rates on no-deposit mortgage

Skipton Building Society will on Monday reduce rates across several of its mortgage products,...

More shock as buyers face pressure to use estate agents’ mortgage brokers

New research commissioned by Boon Brokers has revealed widespread concerns over pressure tactics used...

Gen H the latest lender to lift loan-to-income caps

Gen H has announced a series of significant changes to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy...

Renters face steeper rise in housing costs than mortgage holders

Private renters have seen their monthly housing costs rise more sharply than mortgaged homeowners...
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COMMENT

Comment

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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estate agents

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...
Regulation

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...
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Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...
Regulation

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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