Help to Buy

New Help to Buy products from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has revamped its Help to Buy equity (HTB1) range and...

New Help to Buy remortgage from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has unveiled a new fee-free Help to Buy remortgage which...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.69 percentage points on...

Brexit, Here We Come

One has to say that the ‘mood music’ around the UK housing market is...

Help to Buy hitting London FTBs

An estate agent has warned the the London housing market is being badly distorted...

L&G and My Home Move in Help to Buy initiative

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an initiative with My Home Move to...

New HTB and new build rates at Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new Help to Buy range. The lender originally announced...

Over 240,000 FTBs have used Help to Buy

The Treasury has stated that over 285,000 homeowners, including 240,000 first time buyers, have...

HTB rate cuts from Santander

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

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

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

Kensington to move into Help to Buy

Kensington Mortgages intends to launch a Help to Buy equity loan proposition for London,...

Aldermore cuts residential mortgage rates

Aldermore has cut reduced rates on its residential mortgage range by up to 0.5 percentage points,...

New Help to Buy deal from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has reported continued strong demand for Help to Buy Equity loan...

The Newcastle unveils new HTB deal

Newcastle Intermediaries has refreshed its Help to Buy range, including the introduction of two...

COMMENT

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

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...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Latest news

West One creates national account manager role as mortgage division expands

West One has created two roles in its mortgage division and promoted eight existing...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

AI-driven vulnerability claims ‘create new fraud risk’ for financial services

Financial services firms face a growing risk from AI-generated customer vulnerability claims being used...

Richtmove: Now it’s cheaper to rent than buy!

Rising mortgage rates have pushed average monthly repayments above rents for the first time...

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