First-time buyers

Metro Bank cuts 90% LTV five-year rates

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

Virgin Money makes higher LTV rate reductions

Virgin Money has made a series of rate reductions in its residential mortgage range. The...

13% fall in number of first-time buyers last year

2020 saw a fall in the overall number of first-time buyers, according to Halifax. The...

The Nottingham moves back into 90% LTV space

The Nottingham Building Society has relaunch 90% loan to value (LTV) mortgages. The news comes...

Does 2021 look any better for first-time buyers?

A friend of mine is learning to play the guitar. This wasn’t something that...

Nationwide introduces swathe of mortgage rate cuts

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting rates across various products in its mortgage range. Selected...

New 90% deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has returned to whole of market lending at 90% LTV...

New Accord products include 90% LTV deals

Accord Mortgages has introduced 15 new products and made a number of rate reductions...

Knowledge Bank sees shake-up in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank has reported a change in criteria searches in December. The largest change last...

Barclays expands 90% LTV mortgage availability

Barclays has made a series of changes to its residential and Reward ranges. The bank...

The Nottingham back in 85% LTV lending space

Following a review, the Nottingham Building Society has returned to the 85% LTV space. Two...

Coventry for Intermediaries rejoins 90% LTV market

Coventry for Intermediaries has re-entered the 90% loan to value (LTV) market with a...

The Ipswich predicts ‘family focussed’ mortgage lending

 in 2021 The Ipswich Building Society is predicting that mortgage lending will become more "family-centric"...

The Saffron offers broker exclusive 90% deals

The Saffron Building Society has introduced a pair of limited first-time buyer products to...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

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...

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Fintel chair and TMG chief rescue Rotherham United Women

Rotherham United Women Football Club has been rescued from the brink of extinction after...

Just Mortgages hires new area director for self-employed division

Just Mortgages has appointed Claire Jopson as area director within its self-employed division, with...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect...

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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