First-time buyers

Average FTB age now over 30 in every region of UK

First-time buyer numbers increased at a record rate (up 35%) to 409,370 despite low...

Four in 10 renters would buy the property if possible

42% of those renting a home would like to buy it from their landlord...

Newcastle BS expands First Homes range

Newcastle Building Society is expanding the availability of its popular First Homes product range...

MTF Affordability upgrades research platform

Mortgage Broker Tools has upgraded its affordability research platform, adding bespoke calculations for borrowers...

Platform cuts higher LTV rates

Platform has made interest rate reductions to a number of its higher LTV mortgage...

Clydesdale unveils rate reductions at 85-95% LTV

Clydesdale Bank has reduced the rates on products between 85-95% loan to value (LTV). Selected...

First-time buyer demand remains buoyant

First-time buyer mortgage demand stayed high in October and November, according to data from...

Majority of adverse customers want mortgage broker help

Over half of customers with adverse credit looking to buy a property say they...

December 12% busier for mortgage searches year-on-year

Twenty7Tec has published its monthly findings from the UK mortgage market for December. Remortgages totalled...

The Nottingham cuts higher LTV rates

The Nottingham has announced rate reductions of up to 70bps across its residential range. Its...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds Generation Home to panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has expanded its proposition with the addition of Generation...

Increase in JBSP broker mortgage searches

Knowledge Bank's latest criteria activity index has found that brokers in the residential market were...

November data shows continuation of sellers’ market

NAEA Propertymark has published its November Housing Report, which revealed that the average number...

BSA: FTBs underestimate intergenerational support available

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has found that 53% of people think older family...

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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