First-time buyers

Nearly 90% would repeat home condition survey experience

88% of consumers who used a home condition survey said they would do so...

Precise improves first-time buyer affordability

Precise, part of OSB Group, has revised the affordability calculation process for its residential...

Loughborough Building Society partners with Finance Advice Club

Loughborough Building Society is expanding its intermediary distribution with its new partnership with Finance...

Mortgage lending up but profits down at YBS

Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has reported a pre-tax profit of £383.7 million for 2024,...

Hanley Economic expands RIO and 95% LTV residential lending offerings

Hanley Economic Building Society has added a new two-year fixed rate option to its...

Price gap between houses and flats at 30-year high

The housing market is continuing to register positive momentum in 2025 with Zoopla’s latest...

KRFI unveils new limited edition shared ownership range

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of OSB Group, has introduced a new limited...

Skipton reports record levels of FTB support

Skipton Group, encompassing Skipton Building Society and Connells Group, has reported its financial results...

Loughborough BS extends 5.5x income to 95% LTV

Loughborough Building Society has increased the loan to value (LTV) on its 5.5x income...

Rightmove calls on government to extend the stamp duty deadline to help 74,000 home-movers

Rightmove is calling for an extension to the stamp duty deadline after research revealed...

Nationwide reduces FTB and homemover rates

Nationwide Building Society has announced reductions in selected mortgage rates by up to 0.33...

Stamp duty changes to hit four in five homeowners from April

The cost of purchasing a home is set to rise for the majority of...

Gen H cuts rates to support buyers with small deposits

Gen H has announced a series of rate adjustments following the latest Monetary Policy...

Access FS appoints West Brom Building Society to lender panel

Access Financial Services has appointed West Brom Building Society to its mortgage panel. This means...
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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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networks

Latest network figures reveal market in motion

Mortgage networks continued to experience significant movement during the second quarter of 2026 as...
News

Fintel earnings rise as mortgage distribution platform launches

Fintel has reported an 11.2% rise in organic adjusted EBITDA to £11.8m for the...
results

Foxtons mortgage revenue rises 20% despite sales slump

Foxtons increased financial services revenue by 20% during the first half of 2026, supported...
News

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

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