Help to Buy

Banks retake 95% LTV fixed rate market

Over the past six months there has been a major increase in the number...

Skipton joins Help to Buy

The Skipton Building Society has joined the government's Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The...

Help to Buy extended to include Islamic Mortgages

The government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme can now also be used by...

MPs want Help to Buy exit strategy

Eight out of 10 MPs want the coalition government to outline an exit strategy...

Sharp rise in purchase mortgage approvals

The number of mortgages for house purchase in December was the highest monthly total...

Santander completes first HTB2 deal; increases mortgage lending

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has completed its first Help to Buy mortgage guarantee loan. The...

30% year-on-year increase in FTB completions

The latest First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer from LSL Property Services has found that...

Many HTB hopefuls ill-prepared

39% of 20 to 40-year-olds are planning to apply to the government’s Help to...

The H&R slashes rate on 95% LTV deal

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its 95% Loan...

Barclays’ HTB2 offering launches next week

Barclays has published details of its products which will go live on Tuesday 21 January...

November lending more muted than previous month

The total number of loans advanced to home-owners for house purchase decreased in November,...

Large number of mortgage seekers ignorant of HTB

38% of consumers seeking a mortgage this year know nothing about the government’s Help...

New HTB2 deals from NatWest Intermediary Solutions

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching two new mortgage deals tomorrow to support the Help...

Brokers worry Help to Buy could cause longer term trouble

49% of brokers responding to a survey from United Trust Bank believe that...
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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...

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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...

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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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