Help to Buy

Major changes in Santander for Intermediaries’ lending policy

On Friday 25 July, Santander for Intermediaries will be making key changes to its residential lending policy. Interest-only: To ensure...

20% fall in first-time buyer purchases

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported that first time buyers are...

LBG extends Help to Buy to new builds

Homeowners can now purchase new build properties through both Halifax and Lloyds Bank Help...

House prices fall in some London boroughs

For the 12th month in succession, the LSL Property Services/Acadata house price index has...

Alternative finance outstripping Help to Buy

Help to Buy has provided less than half the funding for new homes in...

The Mansfield reiterates HTB support

In light of the Halifax and Nationwide limiting access to their Help to Buy...

Govt reveals Help to Buy figures

The Help to Buy scheme has helped 35,000 people to buy their own home,...

Bank of Mum & Dad funds half of deposits

Santander research has found the 'Bank of Mum and Dad' is still playing a...

BSA: cooling in housing market confidence

The number of people who think that now is a good time to buy...

Move with Us: London doesn’t need Help to Buy

The Help to Buy scheme is most popular with people aged 20 to 29...

Aldermore releases regional HTB stats

Following Government statistics published today on the Help to Buy Scheme, Aldermore has...

CML: latest Help to Buy data is reassuring

The combined impact of both the Help to Buy equity loan and mortgage guarantee...

Regional variations in average FTB age

The average age UK house hunters estimate they will be able to take their...

Average HTB purchase is £151k

Buyers are sidestepping four years of house price inflation by using the Help to...
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Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

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