First-time buyers

The Newcastle unveils cash Lifetime ISA

Newcastle Building Society has launched a cash Lifetime ISA at a variable rate of...

Bluestone Mortgages extends Help to Buy range to Wales

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the extension of its Help to Buy range in Wales. Last...

Millennials making unprecedented sacrifices for property ownership

In order to get onto the property ladder millennials, aged 18-34, are having to...

The Skipton expands mortgage offering for Lifetime ISA customers

The Skipton Building Society has widened the range of mortgage products available exclusively to...

Average first-time buyer gross household income is £42k

UK Finance has reported that there were 35,500 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

There’s still much work to do

If a week is a long time in politics – and given recent events...

Lenders look for clarity on Help to Buy’s future

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is seeking clarity from the government around the future...

Northern regions are best for young buyers

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv found that first-time buyers and others with small...

Magellan Homeloans moves into Help to Buy

Magellan Homeloans has announced its entry into the Help to Buy sector. The specialist lender...

Marsden Family Step mortgage now open to all brokers

The Marsden Building Society has made its previously exclusive product range available to the...

Millennials trading lower retirement income for home ownership dream

New research from Prudential has found that millennials are chasing the home ownership dream...

The Newcastle BS to introduce Lifetime ISA

The Newcastle Building Society is to offer a cash Lifetime ISA and anticipates entering...

Platform cuts interest rates on 95% LTV mortgages

Platform has reduced interest rates on select 95% LTV mortgages by up to 0.15...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils new Help to Buy range

Bluestone Mortgages has launched a new Help to Buy range, covering the England and...

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Surveying industry undervalued in race to the bottom

After a 16-month break from the property industry I returned to find a landscape that had shifted more than I expected. The private B2C surveying...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping the foundations of real estate lending. According to AllAboutAI.com over 85%...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

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London property market worth £2.6 trillion as affordability pressures curb price growth

The combined value of homes across London has surged to £2.64 trillion, according to...

LSL appoints Serco’s David Tilak as Chief Financial Officer

LSL Property Services has appointed David Tilak as its new Chief Financial Officer and...

Credas joins drive for digital trust in homebuying as it becomes latest OPDA member

Credas, has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) - the cross-industry group seeking...

Buyer demand rises but market “engine not yet running smoothly”

Fresh figures from Propertymark show encouraging signs of activity in the UK housing market...

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