First-time buyers

£426m saved in first year of First Time Buyers Relief

More than 180,500 first time buyers have kept the money they would have spent...

FTBs “exploring every available route to get on the ladder”

A survey from the Nottingham Building Society of people looking to buy their first home...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts 95% LTV rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced its rates on a selection of two and five year...

Growth in number of approvals to small deposit borrowers

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market last month. The...

Remortgaging levels out

UK Finance has revealed that there were 29,400 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

The Marsden Building Society issues Family Step guide

The Marsden Building Society have published an intermediary overview of its Family Step mortgage...

Accord offers £1k cashback for high LTV borrowers

Accord Mortgages has increased cashback to £1,000 for borrowers at 90% and 95% loan...

The Nationwide cuts rates at 95% LTV

The Nationwide Building Society has cut selected fixed and tracker mortgage rates at 95%...

The Leeds supports shared ownership stamp duty cut

The Budget’s Stamp Duty cut for shared ownership first time buyers has been welcomed...

BUDGET 2018: Help to Buy extended

The government announced in yesterday’s Budget that Help to Buy will be extended until...

Prospective first time buyers want empty homes addressed in the Budget

34% of people looking to buy their first home want the government to introduce...

The Newcastle unveils cash Lifetime ISA

Newcastle Building Society has launched a cash Lifetime ISA at a variable rate of...

Bluestone Mortgages extends Help to Buy range to Wales

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the extension of its Help to Buy range in Wales. Last...

Millennials making unprecedented sacrifices for property ownership

In order to get onto the property ladder millennials, aged 18-34, are having to...

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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...

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...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...

Quantum Mortgages appoints new BDMs

Quantum Mortgages has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new business...