First-time buyers

West One offers second charges for family assisted purchases

West One has today launched a new second charge mortgage range aimed at the...

New FTB and homemover products from TSB

TSB Bank has unveiled new 85-90% LTV products in its first-time buyer and home...

TMA Club partners with the Loughborough

TMA Club has outlined details of its new partnership with the Loughborough Building Society. Directly...

Pepper Money completes ‘adverse’ FTB mortgage in 16 days

epper Money has completed a purchase mortgage for first-time buyers with missed credit payments...

Estate agents see record October demand

In October, the average number of prospective buyers registered per estate agent branch reached...

Platform to offer £1k cashback on higher LTVs

Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of The Co-operative Bank, is launching products which will...

Nationwide to expand 90% LTV beyond first-time buyers

From the second week of December, the Nationwide Building Society will be making 90%...

TSB offers cashback product to first-time buyers

TSB has launched a new five-year product in its first-time buyer mortgage range. It is...

90% deals from YBS

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new range of mortgages for borrowers with...

First-time buyer affordability gap stands at 11%

The 'affordability gap' for first-time buyers fell to a record low of 11% last...

Accord back to offering 90% LTV mortgages more consistently

Tomorrow (18 November) Accord Mortgages will reintroduce a selection of 90% LTV products into...

Platform resumes 90% LTV lending

Platform, the intermediary mortgage brand of the Co-operative Bank, is reintroducing five year fixed...

Affordability analysis could mean a bigger home

The latest MBT Affordability Index from Mortgage Broker Tools has found that the average...

MCI expands lender panel with mutual appointment

MCI mortgage club has added the Buckinghamshire Building Society to its panel. The club said...

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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