First-time buyers

CML expects BTL to remain subdued during the summer

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that in April, home buyers borrowed...

Newcastle Intermediaries offers deals to North East FTBs

Newcastle Intermediaries has unveiled an exclusive range of fixed rate mortgages aimed at helping...

Saffron For Intermediaries improves mortgage offering

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its self-employed, first-time buyer and owner-occupied mortgage proposition by raising LTVs...

Skipton to launch UK’s first Cash Lifetime ISA

On 8 June the Skipton Building Society will launch the UK’s first Cash Lifetime...

Boost for successful FTB applications

67% of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications made via intermediaries resulted in completions during the...

Newcastle Intermediaries refreshes FTB-centric deals

Newcastle Intermediaries has tweaked its range of mortgage products for first time buyers. The lender has revised rates...

HTB rate cuts from Santander

Santander has cut its 75% LTV Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme rates. The lender...

New 80% LTV deals from Newcastle Intermediaries

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a new range of mortgages at 80% loan to value...

New online lending calculator introduced

Online mortgage broker Dwell has launched a new Universal Mortgage Calculator, which it claims...

Small deposit lending back on the rise

Small deposit buyers continued to increase their share of the UK mortgage market in...

Monthly dip in gross mortgage lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £18.4...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates on the majority of its Help to Buy products,...

Home buyer activity in London continues to fall

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that in the first quarter of...

The Family BS joins Positive panel

Positive Lending has announced the addition of the Family Building Society to its packager...

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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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East Midlands newbuild prices fall as developers respond to weaker demand

The average asking price of newbuild homes coming to market in the East Midlands...

Principality adds final piece to BDM team with London & SE appointment

Principality Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Melissa Burke as business development manager for...

Arc & Co. secures £16.4m loan for Fareham premium care home development

Specialist debt and equity advisory firm Arc & Co. has completed a £16.4 million...

Former Wales and Lions rugby star joins Howden

Howden has appointed former Wales and British & Irish Lions rugby player Dafydd James...