Help to Buy

Help to Buy 2 to save billions in deposits for FTBs

The total amount which Help to Buy 2 could knock-off deposit requirements for aspiring...

Help to Buy to spark young adults into buying, says survey

65% of those under the age of 30 plan to buy their first home...

Significant rise in confidence in housing market

10% of Britons believe they are likely to successfully purchase a new home in...

Brightstar boss slams Help to Buy 2

Rob Jupp, CEO at Brightstar Financial, has derided the Government’s Help to Buy 2...

Rightmove witnesses significant Help to Buy spike

The first full day after David Cameron’s surprise Help to Buy announcement saw traffic...

Nationwide becomes part of Scottish Help to Buy

From today, Nationwide Building Society is accepting mortgage applications from borrowers looking to participate...

Genworth questions Help to Buy 2 details

The new that the government is to bring forward the second part of its...

Help to Buy threatened by house price bubble: IMLA

Mortgage brokers and intermediary lenders both believe that inflated house prices are the...

Brokers anticipate a greater demand for remortgaging business

Research conducted by NatWest Intermediary Solutions has found that mortgage advisers are reasonably confident...

Pickles claims Help to Buy “working well”

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has seen 10,000 reservations for new build...

The Leeds moves into Help to Buy

Leeds Building Society has introduced its first set of Help to Buy products. The...

Dream of homeownership still strong

A Rightmove survey has found that 96% of those currently in rented accommodation still...

Help to Buy criticised by the Opposition

The Help to Buy scheme has been slammed by the Labour party, which says...

Details sketchy on ‘new’ Help to Buy

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed the progress report announced by the...
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Conveyancing

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...

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...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

Just Mortgages and Gen H have introduced a new calculator designed to help shared...
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Advice boosts women’s confidence in long-term financial planning

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More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated...
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Mortgage rates have surged since Brexit vote, says L&C

The cost of borrowing has risen sharply in the decade since the UK voted...

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