Help to Buy

Sharp rise in 95% LTV lending at the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has reported that demand for its 95% LTV home loans was 91%...

New fixed rates from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched a range of new fixed rate mortgages across...

New BTL and HTB deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates on selected buy-to-let and Help to Buy products. The...

AmTrust espouses insurance for HTB alternatives

Private mortgage insurer AmTrust International, Mortgage and Special Risks (MSR) has welcomed the recent public...

YBS: no let up in 95% LTV demand

The Yorkshire Building Society Group has said that demand for mortgages up to 95%...

Virgin Money claims ‘red hot’ deals for 2017

Virgin Money has introduced what it has dubbed‘Red Hot’ mortgages across its residential and buy-to-let...

Aldermore unveils HTB mortgage guarantee replacement

Aldermore has introduced new residential mortgages as well as new first-time buyer deals following...

CML examines how govt housing schemes fit together

The current patchwork of eight government housing schemes succeeds in reaching a broad variety...

Newcastle Intermediaries moves into Help to Buy

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched Help to Buy: Equity Loan products for the first time. This includes both...

Ensuring the circle is squared

When Philip Hammond thanked George Osborne in his first (and last) Autumn Statement address,...

Autumn Statement 2016: house-building investment announced

The chancellor announced initiatives to stimulate house-building in the Autumn Statement. Philip Hammond said: "In October, my Right Honourable...

NatWest IS unveils 95% LTV Help to Buy replacements

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching two new 95% LTV purchase mortgages that will replace the...

CML: “patchwork” of govt home-ownership schemes

The eight current government housing schemes are reaching a broad variety of would-be home-owning households...

New intermediary exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has revised its mortgage range, with the launch of new intermediary exclusive two-year...

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

Renters would buy if mortgage payments matched rent, MAB research finds

Nearly half of renters would buy a home immediately if their monthly mortgage payments...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.31bps

HSBC UK has reduced rates across parts of its mortgage range, with cuts of...

The Market Harborough cuts holiday let rates and ups max loan size to £3m

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates across its holiday let range by up...

The Buckinghamshire launches three-year fixed mortgage range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new range of three-year fixed mortgage products aimed...

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