First-time buyers

Revealed: questions first-time buyers too embarrassed to ask

Skipton Building Society has revealed the top 40 questions that first time buyers want...

Government unveils plans to extend home ownership

The government has announced plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme to those...

Lower income earners struggling with property affordability

29% of people earning less than the median UK average income are unable to...

Large minority of parents doubt their kids’ financial independence

38% of parents think their children are less financially independent than they were at...

Hanley Intermediaries unveils fee-free 5yr shared ownership mortgage

Hanley Intermediaries has launched a fee-free 3.75% five-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage up...

Newcastle expands Deposit Unlock range

Newcastle Building Society has updated its Deposit Unlock offering in response to growing customer...

Reliance Bank improves residential mortgage range

Reliance Bank has launched its new residential mortgage product range to both the intermediary...

FTB house prices rising faster than rest of market

The average first-time buyer is spending £223,751 on their first property, according to new analysis...

TMA Club partners with Even

TMA Club has announced a partnership with Even, which provides interest-free equity loans for...

Bluestone opens up Right to Buy availability

Bluestone Mortgages has announced a rate reduction across its product range and has brought...

Mortgage accessibility gulf between old and young

The latest Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) Affordability Index has found that mortgage customers over...

17% rise in JBSP mortgage searches in March

In March, borrowers continued to rely on their loved ones to boost their borrowing...

Tenants struggling to get a mortgage despite no missed rental payments

10% of private renters across the country have been unsuccessful getting a mortgage, yet...

Generation Home appoints commercial director

Generation Home has appointed Pete Dockar as commercial director. He joins from Virgin Money, where...
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Christian Faes: Across the Pond

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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More than half of landlords plan portfolio expansion

More than half of buy-to-let landlords intend to grow their portfolios in the coming...
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Phoebus secures ISO recertification to bolster SaaS security resilience

Phoebus has renewed its ISO 27001 accreditation, achieving recertification to the updated 2022 standard...
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Homes priced too high take twice as long to sell

Homes listed above market value take more than twice as long to sell, Zoopla...
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Computershare and The DPS extend support to youth homelessness charity

Computershare Loan Services and The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) have made their fifth...

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