First-time buyers

July reaches 2020 high for mortgage searches

Twenty7Tec has reported that July has been the busiest month of the year so...

Government extends Help to Buy deadline

The government has extended the deadline for homes to have been finished in order...

Newcastle Intermediaries relaunches JMSP product

Newcastle Intermediaries is once again offering its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor proposition. It enables family...

NAEA: housing market in for busy summer

10% of properties sold for more than the original asking price in June, NAEA...

NatWest moves back into 85% LTV

NatWest has reintroduced eight new rates at 85% LTV. The rates, available for both new...

The Darlington unveils 90% LTV deal for local people

The Darlington Building Society has launched a new 90% loan to value (LTV) three-year fixed...

Virgin Money pilots first-time buyer purchase app

Virgin Money is trialling a new app designed to help first time buyers navigate...

Bank of Mum & Dad “needs financial advice”

32% of parents would value advice on how best to give money to children...

Metro Bank relaunches 85% & 90% LTV mortgages

Metro Bank has made positive changes to its residential mortgage range. From today, it has reintroduced...

Aldermore: planning proposals will benefit SME builders

Aldermore has welcomed a parliamentary report into ways to improve the planning system in the...

Nationwide unveils new 90% LTV first-time buyer range

The Nationwide Building Society has published details of the products and rates across its...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches 90% LTV deals – until Wednesday

Coventry for Intermediaries is returning to the 90% LTV market for a limited period. Two...

Enjoy the Stamp Duty holiday while it lasts

Given the approach recent governments have taken to landlords active within the private rental...

Stamp Duty cut until March 2021

As widely predicted, the Chancellor announced a temporary cut to Stamp Duty today. Rishi Sunak...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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