First-time buyers

Leeds BS cuts rates for first-time buyers and landlords

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on a range of its mortgages products. The cuts...

Coventry for intermediaries expands 90% product offering

Coventry for intermediaries has introduced new two and three-year fixed rate products at 90%...

Gen H rated “excellent’ by brokers

Gen H has achieved an NPS of 83 in a survey of the brokers...

Hanley Economic BS launches trio of new residential deals

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced three new residential products up to 95% LTV. The...

Family BS unveils new two-year fixes

Family Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgage products. It...

LendInvest reduces rates and unveils 90% LTV deal

LendInvest has made reductions to its residential mortgage range, improving its offering for key...

Gen H joins LMS Panel Link

LMS has revealed that Gen H has become the 34th lender to join LMS...

Gen H cuts rates by a further 20 bps

Gen H has announced its latest rate reductions across products up to and including...

Bank of Mum & Dad now protecting loans to children

The Bank of Mum and Dad is increasing its stake in the UK’s mortgage...

Providing a more affordable FTB path

First-time buyers are facing a tough time at the moment as higher interest rates...

Huge variations in ‘Bank of Family’ support across the country

Housing affordability is worsening across all UK regions, forcing many aspiring homeowners to depend...

Gen H further reduces mortgage rates

Gen H has announced its latest rate reductions across its complete product range. Gen H...

Suffolk BS returns to 90% LTV market

Suffolk Building Society has reintroduced a number of two-year fixed rate products to its...

StrideUp added to TMA panel

StrideUp has announced that it has been added to TMA’s lender panel. From today, TMA...

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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