First-time buyers

Skipton to launch new mortgages for government help schemes

The Skipton Building Society is launching a series of products linked to Government help...

United Trust Bank unveils first-time buyer deals

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a range of first-time buyer residential mortgages. The products are...

Government mortgage guarantee scheme rumoured

Speculation has been mounting that the government may introduce a mortgage guarantee scheme to...

Average gifted deposit tops £40k

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get...

Virgin Money cuts residential mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made a series of rate cuts in its range of residential...

Q3 rebound for Help to Buy completions

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published Help to Buy equity loan statistics for...

New 90% deals from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has cut the rates on two of its recently relaunched...

First-time buyers most hit by affordability squeeze

The average maximum loan available to mortgage borrowers fell to a record low in...

Credit concerns looming over renters

45% of renters surveyed for Aldermore say owning a home is a life goal...

Help to Buy legal completion date extended

The government has announced that while Help to Buy will end on 31 March...

Skipton issues new 90% shared ownership deals

The Skipton Building Society is launching a pair of new 90% shared ownership products. The...

Change in January second charge criteria searches

Knowledge Bank's latest monthly criteria index shows the second charge market saw the biggest...

NatWest cuts new and existing customer rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced a range of rate decreases across its new and...

Metro Bank cuts 90% LTV five-year rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates on its 90% LTV five-year fixed rate mortgages. For customers...
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COMMENT

funding

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...

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HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...
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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...
Building Societies

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,...
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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...

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