First-time buyers

New intermediary range from Bank of Ireland UK

Bank of Ireland UK has made changes across its residential, First Start and buy-to-let...

Weaker December figures for mortgage lending

UK Finance has revealed that mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and buy-to-let...

Newcastle Intermediaries added to PTFS panel

Newcastle Intermediaries is joining Personal Touch Financial Solutions' lending panel. Newcastle Intermediaries offers a range of...

New Help to Buy: ISA from the West Brom

The West Brom Building Society has added a Help to Buy: ISA to its range...

The Teachers introduces saving account for prospective FTBs

The Teachers Building Society has launched a new home saver account designed exclusively for teachers....

The Buckinghamshire scraps fees for FTBs

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has removed the product fee and the application fee from...

The stamp duty conundrum

I’ve often thought that if stamp duty land tax didn’t exist, those within industry/economic/regulatory/political...

Average deposit doubles in a decade to £33,339

The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have totalled 359,000 in 2017, while those...

New First Start rates from Bank of Ireland UK

Bank of Ireland UK has just launched a new product range with First Start...

M&S Bank unveils first mortgage range

M&S Bank has launched its first mortgage range, with fixed and tracker options available...

Record high for rental stock

ARLA Propertymark has revealed that in December, the number of properties letting agents managed...

Nearly half of London new homes aren’t built

46% of new homes given planning permission in the capital are not being built,...

Was the stamp duty change a red herring?

We may not have any 2018 data to currently work with, but judging by...

UK Finance: housing market activity remains buoyant

UK’s Finance has reported steady increases in mortgage lending for first-time-buyers and home movers...
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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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Croydon tops list of most in-demand locations among UK homebuyers

Croydon has emerged as the most popular location for homebuyers across the UK, according...
Building Societies

Newcastle cuts 95% LTV rates and improves cashback terms for first-time buyers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its 95% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage range, cutting...
Appointments

Word On The Street appoints first broker

Word On The Street, the specialist property finance brokerage, has appointed Ben Hartley as...
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Younger generations look to pensions and property for retirement security

Millennials and Generation Z are increasingly turning to both pensions and property to secure...

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