First-time buyers

The Vernon offers mortgage to support students buy property

The Vernon Building Society has launched the Buy for Uni mortgage to support students...

Habito unveils home-financing service for first-time buyers

Habito is introducing ‘Habito Go’, a new home-financing service which aims to provide first-time-buyers...

The Leeds cuts 90% LTV rate

Leeds Building Society is reducing its five-year fixed rate 90% loan to value (LTV)...

We’ve reached the tipping point with Stamp Duty

It will perhaps surprise no-one working in our industry to learn that the tax...

The Saffron unveils joint borrower sole proprietor mortgage

The Saffron Building Society is offering first-time buyers a new joint borrower sole proprietor...

New research into reliance on Bank of Mum & Dad

61% of first time buyers who bought their first property ladder in the last...

Brokers continue to be key for first-time buyers

81% of first-time buyers say they had a good experience with their broker, and...

Strong first year in new build and Help to Buy for Accord

Since launching its new build and Help to Buy proposition in September 2018, Accord...

New Precise Help to Buy exclusive for PMS and Sesame advisers

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have unveiled a new Help to Buy exclusive...

Accord cuts Help to Buy rates

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates on its Help to Buy product range. The changes include...

The Nationwide cuts 90% LTV rates

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed...

Buy-to-lets being sold by the retired to fund FTBs

Equity release adviser Key has revealed that retired homeowners are increasingly considering cashing in...

38% of FTBs will need financial assistance

According to a survey of 2,000 first-time buyers currently in the market for a...

Countrywide launches HomeFact condition report with Santander and Landmark

Landmark Valuation Services has partnered with Countrywide Surveying Services and Santander Mortgages to deliver...

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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...