First-time buyers

Virgin Money ups core and shared ownership rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. The changes see core residential...

Coventry for Intermediaries to launch 90% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries is to offer 90% LTV mortgages on Wednesday 14 October until...

Average maximum loan decreased in September

September saw the average maximum loan size available to remortgage clients and home movers...

Covid: first time buyers more determined than ever

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the resolve of first-time buyers to strengthen, according to...

Mortgage Brain seeing ever increasing ESIS numbers

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS generated through its sourcing system...

Accord unveils new limited edition first-time buyer range

Accord Mortgages has launches its third limited release in a month. The first-time buyer home...

The Buckinghamshire offers members 90% LTV deals

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is looking to reward its existing members with the launch...

FTB landlord growth should set alarm bells ringing

With the stamp duty holiday open to additional property purchasers – at least in...

Metro Bank unveils new 90% LTV products

Metro Bank has added 90% LTV five-year fixed rate mortgages to its residential range. The...

New shared ownership & Right to Buy options from the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has relaunch of its shared ownership and Right to Buy...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused 46% of first time buyers to delay their plans...

Shared ownership increasing in popularity

The Leeds Building Society has revealed that wannabe homeowners are turning to shared ownership...

Accord unveils two-day 90% LTV mortgage offer for first-time buyers

Accord Mortgages is to offer another limited release of 90% LTV products for first-time...

August sees fall in ‘affordability gap’

Latest data suggests that the 'affordability gap', where no lender is able to meet...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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