First-time buyers

Vida unveils new key worker mortgage

Vida has made a number of changes to its criteria to broaden its product...

Average FTB age now over 30 in every region of UK

First-time buyer numbers increased at a record rate (up 35%) to 409,370 despite low...

Four in 10 renters would buy the property if possible

42% of those renting a home would like to buy it from their landlord...

Newcastle BS expands First Homes range

Newcastle Building Society is expanding the availability of its popular First Homes product range...

MTF Affordability upgrades research platform

Mortgage Broker Tools has upgraded its affordability research platform, adding bespoke calculations for borrowers...

Platform cuts higher LTV rates

Platform has made interest rate reductions to a number of its higher LTV mortgage...

Clydesdale unveils rate reductions at 85-95% LTV

Clydesdale Bank has reduced the rates on products between 85-95% loan to value (LTV). Selected...

First-time buyer demand remains buoyant

First-time buyer mortgage demand stayed high in October and November, according to data from...

Majority of adverse customers want mortgage broker help

Over half of customers with adverse credit looking to buy a property say they...

December 12% busier for mortgage searches year-on-year

Twenty7Tec has published its monthly findings from the UK mortgage market for December. Remortgages totalled...

The Nottingham cuts higher LTV rates

The Nottingham has announced rate reductions of up to 70bps across its residential range. Its...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds Generation Home to panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has expanded its proposition with the addition of Generation...

Increase in JBSP broker mortgage searches

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity index has found that brokers in the residential market were...

November data shows continuation of sellers’ market

NAEA Propertymark has published its November Housing Report, which revealed that the average number...

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The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

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Later life lending must become ‘mainstream priority’, following FCA reform speech

Will Hale, chief executive of Key Advice & Air, has urged the mortgage industry...

FRP expands with acquisition of Arc & Co

FRP has strengthened its presence in the real-estate finance market with the acquisition of...

Metro Bank cuts rates and returns to 80% buy-to-let lending

Metro Bank has made further cuts across its residential, near-prime and buy-to-let product ranges,...

Conveybuddy appoints new business development executive

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed Connor Nixon as its new business development executive, strengthening...

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