First-time buyers

Mansfield BS launches affordability-friendly 95% LTV deal

Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate mortgage, available up to...

StrideUp reduces rates and improves criteria

StrideUp has cut its rates on both two and five-year fixed rates by 80bps...

Selina Finance joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added specialist homeowner loan and Home Equity Line...

Reliance Bank introduces new key worker offering

Reliance Bank is launching a new Key Worker Mortgage range to both the intermediary...

Saffron for Intermediaries reduces raft of mortgage rates

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced improvements to its product range including its Self-Employed, Contractor,...

Coventry for intermediaries expands 95% LTV range

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential rates by up to 36bps, with fixed...

Vida unveils 90% LTV seven-year fix

Vida is expanding its residential product range with a new seven-year fixed rate at...

Gen H further reduces mortgage rates

Gen H has made a second round of rate reductions four working days after...

FTB mortgage lending set to reach £71bn by 2025

The value of the first-time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, is set...

Skipton BS cuts over 100 mortgage rates

Skipton Building Society will be lowering over 100 mortgage rates across its product range. From...

It really is harder than ever for first-time buyers

When I hear people of a different generation compare their home-owning journey to that...

First-time buyers leading market activity

Stabilising interest rates are fuelling activity in the mortgage market despite longstanding affordability concerns,...

Reliance Bank offers key worker mortgage cashback incentive

Reliance Bank has launched a new key worker mortgage range to both the intermediary...

Gen H adds Openwork Partnership to panel

Gen H has partnered with the Openwork Partnership. The addition of The Openwork Partnership brings...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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