First-time buyers

Large minority of parents doubt their kids’ financial independence

38% of parents think their children are less financially independent than they were at...

Hanley Intermediaries unveils fee-free 5yr shared ownership mortgage

Hanley Intermediaries has launched a fee-free 3.75% five-year fixed rate shared ownership mortgage up...

Newcastle expands Deposit Unlock range

Newcastle Building Society has updated its Deposit Unlock offering in response to growing customer...

Reliance Bank improves residential mortgage range

Reliance Bank has launched its new residential mortgage product range to both the intermediary...

FTB house prices rising faster than rest of market

The average first-time buyer is spending £223,751 on their first property, according to new analysis...

TMA Club partners with Even

TMA Club has announced a partnership with Even, which provides interest-free equity loans for...

Bluestone opens up Right to Buy availability

Bluestone Mortgages has announced a rate reduction across its product range and has brought...

Mortgage accessibility gulf between old and young

The latest Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) Affordability Index has found that mortgage customers over...

17% rise in JBSP mortgage searches in March

In March, borrowers continued to rely on their loved ones to boost their borrowing...

Tenants struggling to get a mortgage despite no missed rental payments

10% of private renters across the country have been unsuccessful getting a mortgage, yet...

Generation Home appoints commercial director

Generation Home has appointed Pete Dockar as commercial director. He joins from Virgin Money, where...

Bluestone cuts Help to Buy rates

Bluestone Mortgages has reduced rates across its Help to Buy range to support customers...

Trussle: longer mortgages set to eat into pensions

The next generation of homeowners may well be paying off their mortgages into retirement,...

TMA Club partners with the Vernon BS

TMA Club has entered into a partnership with Vernon Building Society, whereby Directly Authorised (DA)...

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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