First-time buyers

The Teachers adds two new 95% LTV deals

The Teachers Building Society has launched two new 95% LTV mortgages, aimed exclusively at...

Openwork adds Post Office for Intermediaries to panel

Openwork has expanded its mortgage lender panel with the addition of Post Office for Intermediaries. Launched in...

The Skipton moves into shared ownership market

The Skipton Building Society is entering the shared ownership mortgage market with an intermediary...

Halifax extends £1k cashback offer

Halifax is extending its £1,000 cashback to remortgage customers who complete on a qualifying...

West Brom reports increased lending to first time buyers

The West Brom Building Society reported further growth in residential mortgage lending and pre-tax...

Market swinging back toward sellers

NAEA Propertymark has reported that demand from prospective buyers grew by 9% in April. On...

Bank of Mum & Dad to lend nearly £6bn in 2018

Legal & General and Cebr has reported that the Bank of Mum and Dad...

FTBs changing financial behaviour in desire to buy first home

Millennials are making tactical changes to their financial behaviour to help them get on...

London house prices rose by 40% over past five years

Lloyds Bank has revealed that despite the recent slowdown in London house prices, the...

Kent Reliance extends near prime product availability

Kent Reliance has extended access of its Near Prime product range across its entire broker...

Terraced homes ‘trending’ with first-time buyers

The average price of a flat in the UK has risen by £75,074 over...

The West Brom launches new assisted mortgage

The West Brom has expanded its product range to include a new type of...

Remortgaging levels softened in March

There was a small increase in lending to first-time buyers in March compared to...

Atom Bank unveils first-time buyer range

Atom Bank is expanding its range of mortgages, launching new first-time buyer products and...

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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...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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Lloyds ad banned over misleading £19.5bn housing claim

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a Lloyds Banking Group advertisement overstated...

Reeves mulls Capital Gains Tax on high-value homes as Treasury seeks £40bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on high-value...

Landbay unveils new free valuation options and cuts rates on two-year fixes

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has expanded its Summer Special range with the launch of four...

Commuter hotspots offer affordability lifeline as office returns pick up

With more employees heading back into the office commuting is once again shaping homebuying...