First-time buyers

The Darlington unveils 90% LTV deal for local people

The Darlington Building Society has launched a new 90% loan to value (LTV) three-year fixed...

Virgin Money pilots first-time buyer purchase app

Virgin Money is trialling a new app designed to help first time buyers navigate...

Bank of Mum & Dad “needs financial advice”

32% of parents would value advice on how best to give money to children...

Metro Bank relaunches 85% & 90% LTV mortgages

Metro Bank has made positive changes to its residential mortgage range. From today, it has reintroduced...

Aldermore: planning proposals will benefit SME builders

Aldermore has welcomed a parliamentary report into ways to improve the planning system in the...

Nationwide unveils new 90% LTV first-time buyer range

The Nationwide Building Society has published details of the products and rates across its...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches 90% LTV deals – until Wednesday

Coventry for Intermediaries is returning to the 90% LTV market for a limited period. Two...

Enjoy the Stamp Duty holiday while it lasts

Given the approach recent governments have taken to landlords active within the private rental...

Stamp Duty cut until March 2021

As widely predicted, the Chancellor announced a temporary cut to Stamp Duty today. Rishi Sunak...

First-time buyers still keen on home ownership despite Covid crisis

93% of first-time buyers are still thinking about buying a property in 2020, with...

Accord suspends 90% LTV lending to FTBs

Accord Mortgages is suspending all lending on its 90% loan to value (LTV) products...

The Buckinghamshire enhances Family Assist range

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has expanded its Family Assist product range to include discount...

Progressive BS joins Knowledge Bank

The Progressive Building Society has added its criteria to the Knowledge Bank platform. Knowledge Bank...

The Ipswich to pull 90% LTV 2.79% discount deal

The Ipswich Building Society is to withdraw its 90% LTV 2.79% discount mortgage for...

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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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Rightmove warns property tax reforms could stall housing market

Rightmove has warned the government that proposed changes to property taxation risk distorting the...

Bradford retains crown as UK’s leading property hotspot

Bradford has once again been named the country’s most in-demand housing market, topping OnTheMarket’s...

Keystone reduces expat buy-to-let rates and adds new product

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its expat buy-to-let range, cutting selected fixed...

Gatehouse cuts buy-to-let rental rates and eases paperwork

Gatehouse Bank has cut rental rates by 0.25% across its buy-to-let purchase plans for...