First-time buyers

First time buyers benefit from May mortgage boost

E.surv's latest Mortgage Monitor has reported that there was a sharp increase in mortgage...

FTBs could be underestimating the importance of a broker

The Yorkshire Building Society Group’s latest First-Time Buyers Report has found that 28% of...

The Leeds’ Welcome mortgage now includes shared ownership

The Leeds Building Society has extended availability of its Welcome mortgage to include shared ownership mortgages. The...

4m homes could move out of stamp duty relief threshold by 2028

Following the announcement in the 2017 Autumn Budget that first-time buyers will pay zero stamp...

The Teachers adds two new 95% LTV deals

The Teachers Building Society has launched two new 95% LTV mortgages, aimed exclusively at...

Openwork adds Post Office for Intermediaries to panel

Openwork has expanded its mortgage lender panel with the addition of Post Office for Intermediaries. Launched in...

The Skipton moves into shared ownership market

The Skipton Building Society is entering the shared ownership mortgage market with an intermediary...

Halifax extends £1k cashback offer

Halifax is extending its £1,000 cashback to remortgage customers who complete on a qualifying...

West Brom reports increased lending to first time buyers

The West Brom Building Society reported further growth in residential mortgage lending and pre-tax...

Market swinging back toward sellers

NAEA Propertymark has reported that demand from prospective buyers grew by 9% in April. On...

Bank of Mum & Dad to lend nearly £6bn in 2018

Legal & General and Cebr has reported that the Bank of Mum and Dad...

FTBs changing financial behaviour in desire to buy first home

Millennials are making tactical changes to their financial behaviour to help them get on...

London house prices rose by 40% over past five years

Lloyds Bank has revealed that despite the recent slowdown in London house prices, the...

Kent Reliance extends near prime product availability

Kent Reliance has extended access of its Near Prime product range across its entire broker...

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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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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...

Asset Advantage broadens SME funding options with two new business loan products

Asset Advantage has expanded its support for UK small and medium-sized enterprises with the...

Reallymoving bolsters senior leadership team

Reallymoving has strengthened its leadership team with a C-suite promotion and senior appointment as...

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