First-time buyers

Skipton BS to cut 99 mortgage rates

Skipton Building Society will be reducing 99 rates across its mortgage product range effective...

Mansfield BS introduces new lifetime discount option

Mansfield Building Society has relaunched residential mortgage products linked to a Lifetime Discount follow-on...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes residential mortgage rate cuts

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates by up to 0.65 percentage points across its range...

Saffron BS expands partnership with Connect for Intermediaries

Saffron Building Society has announced a "deepening" of its collaboration with Connect for Intermediaries. Saffron...

Gen H makes rate reductions of up to 67bps

Gen H has launched further rate cuts across its entire mortgage product range. All LTV...

Bluestone Mortgages cuts residential and RTB rates

Bluestone Mortgages has made rate reductions across its residential and Right to Buy product...

Leeds BS unveils new year mortgage rate reductions

Leeds Building Society has made reductions on products across its mortgage range. the cuts are...

TML launches new residential mortgage products

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has added new products to its residential range with the...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces new shared ownership offering

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a shared ownership mortgage product designed to assist applicants...

Bluestone Mortgages to offer 95% LTV Deposit Unlock deal

Bluestone Mortgages is to expand lending to more first–time buyers through the Deposit Unlock...

Skipton BS improves new build lending policy

Skipton Building Society has made changes to its lending policy for new build flats...

Leeds BS improves mortgage rates

Leeds Building Society has made rate reductions on selected products aimed at first-time buyers. Rate...

Purchase mortgage searches remain flat

Twenty7tec has published mortgage market statistics for November 2023. It reported that purchase mortgage searches...

Under-50s increasingly receiving financial support via released equity

New research from Hodge has found that almost two-thirds of people who are receiving...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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