First-time buyers

Accord extends 90% LTV broker-exclusive availability period

Accord Mortgages is extending its 90% LTV home purchase range, available for first-time buyers...

Accord to offer 90% homemover deals for three days

Accord Mortgages id to offer another limited release of 90% LTV products, this time...

Hep to Buy transition guide published

Accord Mortgages is offering a free to access guide to help brokers and their...

Large spike in buyers and sellers coming to market

NAEA Propertymark has revealed that the number of prospective buyers registered per estate agent branch...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils five-year JMSP deal

Newcastle Intermediaries has revised its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor (JMSP) range to include a...

Pandemic causing more woes for first-time buyers

Many prospective first time buyer are struggling to secure a mortgage as challenges around credit...

New first-time buyer range from TSB

TSB has launched a new product range of mortgages specifically aimed at first-time buyers...

FTB auto-enrolment pension idea “unlikely to help many”

The Ipswich Building Society has given its view on the recently floated idea of...

Accord provides 50,000th welcome box

Accord Mortgages has delivered its 50,000th welcome box, since the scheme launched under four...

Start homebuying process by 1 November to use stamp duty holiday

Legal & General Mortgage Club has warned that homeowners planning to move and benefit...

Reliance Bank launches key worker range

Reliance Bank announce the launch of a key worker mortgage product offering. One of the key...

First-time buyers: does the government have the right idea?

In recent years, government support for first-time buyers has been a ‘natural’ part of...

Aspen helps FTB leverage new build purchase

A first-time buyer requiring maximum leverage to purchase an off-plan, new-build flat in London...

Over 90% of FTBs say they need guidance

92% of first-time buyers have admired they will need guidance when purchasing a home...

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AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

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Barclays unveils 95% LTV mortgages for new build

Barclays has expanded its support for homebuyers by launching 95% loan-to-value mortgages for new...

UTB backs plant hire firm with £900,000 asset finance facility

United Trust Bank has provided a £900,000 asset finance facility to a plant hire...

Adam Tyler to take helm at BDLA in 2026

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association has appointed Adam Tyler as its next chief...

UK Finance: Mortgage arrears fall but repossessions rise

Mortgage arrears across the UK fell in the third quarter of 2025, even as...

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