First-time buyers

The Nottingham makes further fixed rate mortgage cuts

Despite reducing rates in August across its group of two and five-year fixed residential...

The Ipswich relaunches shared ownership mortgages

The Ipswich Building Society has re-entered the shared ownership mortgage market with new fixed...

Darlington BS welcomes NE First Home pilot

Darlington Building Society (DBS) has become involved in the government’s First Home scheme, designed...

Family BS revamps residential mortgage range

The Family Building Society has given its mortgage product offering for new business a...

Metro Bank ups maximum new build LTV

Metro Bank has increased its maximum LTV for new build flats and houses to...

Accord improves residential range with rate cuts

Accord Mortgages is making a number of changes to its residential mortgage offering, with...

Equity loan provider sets sights on first-time buyer market

Mortgage lender Ahauz has launched today and will will lend first-time buyers an equity loan...

MBT Affordability provides Proportunity integration

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with mortgage lender...

NatWest cuts rates by up to 84bps

NatWest has made a series of changes across its product portfolio for both new...

Dudley BS replaces 5-year fixed range with single 95% product

The Dudley Building Society has simplified its fixed rate product range by replacing it...

Wayhome begins property buying process

'Gradual homeownership' provider, Wayhome, has started buying homes after closing the initial phase of...

The Leeds receives First Homes scheme’s first application

The Leeds Building Society has received the first mortgage application under the government’s new...

The Skipton to offer 95% LTV on new builds

The Skipton Building Society is to enter the 95% loan to value new build...

Proportunity appoints head of intermediary partnerships

Paul Lewis has been appointed by Proportunity as its new head of intermediary partnerships. His...

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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