Help to Buy

The Leeds launches 2.45% Help to Buy deal

Leeds Building Society has announced the re-launch of its mortgage product which...

The Hanley chooses Genworth over Help to Buy 2

Genworth, the provider of mortgage insurance products to lenders in the UK, has revealed...

Mortgage Brain offers Help to Buy filter

Mortgage Brain has introduced a Help to Buy Guarantee scheme filter to enable brokers...

RICS unveils free guides for home buyers and sellers

RICS has launched a set of free, consumer-friendly guides to help buyers and sellers...

Widespread confusion surrounds Help to Buy

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has found that there is confusion over the government’s...

Genworth reveals Help to Buy alternative

Genworth has provided details of its private alternative to the Government’s ‘Help to Buy’...

Record low for three-year fixes

Three year fixed rates for mortgage products reached a record low of 3.92% in...

Your Help to Buy responsibilities

The government’s Help to Buy scheme hit the headlines again earlier this month following...

Santander confirms HTB2 participation

Santander has become the latest lender to back the government's Help to Buy Mortgage...

TUC criticises Help to Buy

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady has become the latest person to criticise the government's...

Government reveals HTB new build reservation levels

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has seen over 15,000 reservations for new...

Gocompare.com warns first time buyers over Help to Buy

Price comparison website Gocompare.com has urged first time buyers to think carefully before jumping...

HTB2: HSBC to sell products on advised-basis in branch

HSBC has become the latest lender to confirm participation in the Help to Buy...

HTB2: NatWest IS confirms participation

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be participating in the new Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee...

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What is the Protection Claims Charter – and how does it work?

The moment of truth for any insurance product is at point of claim. Insurers have been publishing claims statistics for almost two decades now, highlighting...

Affordability reforms, housing ambition and the uncomfortable PRS truth

Let’s be clear: the FCA’s recent Discussion Paper (DP25/2) isn’t necessarily about buy-to-let lending. At least, not directly. It’s framed as a review of how...

Broker proactivity can ease path back to prime

One of the lessons we’ve taken from the ever rising levels of interest in our near prime range recently is that brokers are seeing...

Self-employment: A career not a complication

There’s a persistent myth in the market that self-employed borrowers are a high-risk, hard-to-place category. But some lenders see things differently. Whether it’s a dentist...

We need to look again at two-year swaps…

Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen three notable things happen in the swaps market and interest rates in general. Firstly and obviously, rates have...

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Catalyst Property Finance acquired by Foundation’s sister company

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has been acquired by The FHL Group, the sister...

Housing crisis deepens as supply falls and affordability worsens

The UK housing crisis is worsening, with affordability pressures mounting and housing supply stalling,...

Clydesdale Bank eases criteria for self-employed mortgage applicants

Clydesdale Bank is set to introduce a series of changes to its mortgage criteria...

Newcastle trims large loan mortgage rates

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 0.30% across its large...