First-time buyers

Attitudes changing to secured debt in retirement

45% of mortgaged homeowners under the age of 40 made it not the property...

Virgin Money improves shared ownership offering

Virgin Money has launched new higher LTV residential rates which come with a £1,000...

FTB shared ownership borrowers looking beyond new build

Greater numbers of first time buyers using shared ownership are buying existing properties rather...

Suffolk BS improves criteria to increase case suitability

Suffolk Building Society has made four changes to its lending criteria. The mutual has increased...

Kensington Mortgages partners with Proportunity to help first-time buyers

Kensington Mortgages and Proportunity are to collaborate to help first time buyers to get...

Soon-to-launch lender joins IMLA

Even, a yet-to-launch lender of Help-to-Buy style mortgages for first-time buyers, has become the...

Twenty7Tec: remortgage searches continue to dominate

Twenty7Tec has reported that remortgage searches totalled 43.2% of the mortgage market searches in...

Castle Trust Bank unveils valuation cashback deal

Castle Trust Bank is now offering a cashback of up to £5,000 + VAT...

FTBs outline financial barriers they face

Four out of five renters want to own a property in the future but...

Hanley’s CEO hails mutual’s “outstanding commercial performance”

Hanley Economic Building Society has reported growth for the year ending 31 August 2021,...

Metro Bank added to MBT Affordability platform

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has added Metro Bank to its MBT Affordability research platform. ...

Leeds BS unveils new First Homes products

Leeds Building Society has introduced new products specifically designed for purchasers using the government’s...

Promise Money partners with Ahauz

Ahauz, which provides an equity loan to first-time buyers, has announced a partnership with...

The Nottingham improves first-time buyer no-fee deal

The Nottingham has announced rate reductions to its no-fee five-year fixed 95% LTV mortgage...

COMMENT

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

Latest news

Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...

Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

PROFILES