Help to Buy

IMLA calls for a coherent housing strategy

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has called for a root and branch review...

The Source unveils new build household offering

Source Insurance has launched a new product targeted at new build properties. The new...

50% rise in first-time buyers in the past two years

The number of first-time buyers rose by 22% in 2014, according to the annual...

Aldermore celebrates Help to Buy anniversary

Aldermore has issued some revealing statistics about its Help to Buy customers, as it...

Remortgaging defying the rest of the market

There was a resurgence in remortgaging activity last month, despite the fact that the rest...

Gross advances up 13% year-on-year

The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the latest Mortgage...

CML urges caution over LTV and DTI caps

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has responded to the Treasury's consultation on giving...

Government reveals Help to Buy stats

Figures released by the government today showed that over 66,000 households have been helped...

HTB1 activity still focused at lower end of property ladder

People buying homes using the Help to Buy equity loan scheme are only using...

FTB completions fall due to dipping demand

October saw the number of first-time buyer house completions stall, according to the latest...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

E.surv: purchase mortgage market is self-correcting

House purchase approval figures improved last month after three consecutive months of slowdown as...

Typical HTB2 deposit 87% lower than purchase market average

Those homebuyers using the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme (HTB2) had average...

Help to Buy keeping FTB market going

The latest First Time Buyer Tracker from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed...
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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Market Financial Solutions removes loan cap and cuts rates across Bridge Fusion range

Market Financial Solutions has removed the maximum loan size on its Bridge Fusion products...
News

YBS Commercial Mortgages unveils new semi-commercial and buy-to-let products

YBS Commercial Mortgages has introduced a series of enhancements to its semi-commercial and buy-to-let...
Specialist

UTB provides £5.2m bridge on £12.75m Home Counties estate

United Trust Bank has completed a £5.2m regulated bridging loan to refinance a newly...
Bridging

Funding 365 cuts rates to 0.64%

Funding 365 has today revealed rate reductions across its Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment...

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