Help to Buy

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...

Virgin Money passes lending milestone

Virgin Money has revealed its mortgage balances have exceeded the £20 billion mark. Following the...

Home lending falls 17% over past quarter

House purchase lending fell for the third consecutive month in April, as lenders introduced...

The Skipton increases rates on selected products

Skipton Building Society has launched a new residential mortgage range. It includes a variety...

The Leeds unveils 10-year Help to Buy deal

Help to Buy mortgages with an introductory 0% rate and fixed terms up to...

Deposit-raising still main barrier to home-buying

UK households still believe the main barrier to home ownership in the UK is...

NatWest and RBS pass lending milestone

NatWest and RBS have passed the £100 billion mortgage lending mark to UK customers. The...

Lloyds lent £342m under Help to Buy

Lloyds Banking Group has reported underlying profit increased 22% to £1.8 billion in the...

Help to Buy is making a difference

Mortgage Advice Bureau says its research shows that Help to Buy equity loans are...

Gross mortgage lending up 4%

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £15.4 billion in March, according to the Council...

New Help to Buy deal from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new build Help to Buy product. It is a...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

First-time buyer affordability remains strained despite narrowing house price gap

Only 12.1% of potential first-time buyers can afford the average starter home in their...

Royal London targets GP report delays with digital service

Royal London is expanding its use of digital medical evidence in an effort to...

Equifinance names Jackie Burchill as lending operations director

Equifinance has appointed Jackie Burchill as director of lending operations as the second charge...

House price-to-income ratio falls to 11-year low as mortgage costs rise

The gap between UK house prices and earnings has narrowed to its lowest level...

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