First-time buyers

Government unveils First Homes initiative for first-time buyers

The government has announced plans which it claims will cut the cost of some...

The Hinckley & Rugby to split mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society will now allow mortgages to be split, in...

The Mansfield backs Scotland First Home Fund initiative

The Mansfield Building Society has made its standard residential and specialist Versatility mortgage range...

H&R cuts rates for ‘first-time buyer friendly’ mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates on three mortgages...

Burnley is most affordable area for first-time buyers

Halifax has revealed that the cost challenge facing first-time buyers increased significantly over the...

December spike in mortgage approvals

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that there were 66,253 residential mortgages approved...

Upturn in product choice for 95% LTV borrowers

AmTrust’s latest Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has reported that the number of...

Advisers: look at the whole 2020 landscape

The beginning of every new year has to start with a review of the...

H&R BS cuts high LTV fee-free cashback mortgage rate

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rate on its fee-free...

The Newcastle unveils exclusive LISA mortgage range

The Newcastle Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage range exclusively for its cash...

October rise in first-time buyer completions

UK Finance has reported that there were 32,260 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

What reforms will actually make a difference?

With the number of conflicting messages propagated about the UK’s mortgage and housing markets,...

New first-time buyer deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of high LTV products with the aim of...

Quarterly rise in first-time buyers in London

UK Finance has reported that there were 11,510 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...
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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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banks

OSb Group begins search for new CEO as Andy Golding prepares to retire

OSB Group has begun the search for a new chief executive after Andy Golding...
Bridging

Q3 bridging lending hits to £209m as Budget looms

Bridging finance activity increased in the third quarter of 2025, with total gross lending...
Appointments

Black & White Bridging announces new appointment and internal promotions

Black & White Bridging has expanded its relationship team with the appointment of a...
House prices

Housing market stalls as Budget fears weigh on buyers and sellers

Britain’s housing market slowed sharply in October as jitters ahead of the Autumn Budget...

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