First-time buyers

Slight uptick in residential mortgages approvals: e.surv

E.surv's latest Mortgage Monitor have revealed that there were 65,997 residential mortgages approved during...

FTB completions at highest monthly level since August 2007

UK Finance has revealed that there were 35,010 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

New Help to Buy deals from Vida Homeloans

Vida Homeloans has refreshed its Help to Buy products. These updates follow the launch of...

The Vernon offers mortgage to support students buy property

The Vernon Building Society has launched the Buy for Uni mortgage to support students...

Habito unveils home-financing service for first-time buyers

Habito is introducing ‘Habito Go’, a new home-financing service which aims to provide first-time-buyers...

The Leeds cuts 90% LTV rate

Leeds Building Society is reducing its five-year fixed rate 90% loan to value (LTV)...

We’ve reached the tipping point with Stamp Duty

It will perhaps surprise no-one working in our industry to learn that the tax...

The Saffron unveils joint borrower sole proprietor mortgage

The Saffron Building Society is offering first-time buyers a new joint borrower sole proprietor...

New research into reliance on Bank of Mum & Dad

61% of first time buyers who bought their first property ladder in the last...

Brokers continue to be key for first-time buyers

81% of first-time buyers say they had a good experience with their broker, and...

Strong first year in new build and Help to Buy for Accord

Since launching its new build and Help to Buy proposition in September 2018, Accord...

New Precise Help to Buy exclusive for PMS and Sesame advisers

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have unveiled a new Help to Buy exclusive...

Accord cuts Help to Buy rates

Accord Mortgages has reduced rates on its Help to Buy product range. The changes include...

The Nationwide cuts 90% LTV rates

The Nationwide Building Society is reducing rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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