Help to Buy

Lenders look for clarity on Help to Buy’s future

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is seeking clarity from the government around the future...

Magellan Homeloans moves into Help to Buy

Magellan Homeloans has announced its entry into the Help to Buy sector. The specialist lender...

Bluestone Mortgages unveils new Help to Buy range

Bluestone Mortgages has launched a new Help to Buy range, covering the England and...

Accord Mortgages introduces revised new build proposition

Accord Mortgages is rolling out a new approach to new-build lending to all brokers. The...

NatWest launches Help to Buy shared equity remortgage range

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching tomorrow (19 September) a new range of Help to...

81% of total Help to Buy equity loans to first-time buyers

Latest MHCLG Help to Buy statistics show that oer the period since the launch...

The Ipswich opens up remortgaging options for Help to Buy borrowers

The Ipswich Building Society has revealed that it will not count a borrower’s existing...

Half of Scots don’t believe they will buy their own home

48% of Scots feel that they will never buy their own home, with 29%...

The West Brom unveils remortgages for Help to Buy borrowers

The West Brom has introduced remortgage deals specifically for customers who purchased their home...

Platform cuts Help to Buy rates

Platform has reduced the interest on select Help to Buy mortgages. The range from the intermediary...

3mc launches Help to Buy exclusives with Precise Mortgages

3mc has launched a range of exclusive Help to Buy products with Precise Mortgages. The...

New max 90% LTV Help to Buy remortgage from Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) from 80...

Skipton Intermediaries unveils Help to Buy refinancing calculator

Skipton Intermediaries has launched what it has dubbed a 'Hexit' calculator to support brokers...

Newcastle Intermediaries adds £1,000 cashback to 95% LTV range

Newcastle Intermediaries is offering a 95% LTV mortgage with £1,000 cashback, available to first...

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

BetterHome Group UK appoints Anthony Glasgow as chief operating officer

BetterHome Group UK has appointed former Connells Group executive Anthony Glasgow as chief operating...

The Leeds highlights £165k mortgage borrowing potential for buyers earning £30k

Leeds Building Society is urging brokers to consider the mortgage options available to lower-paid...

Disabled mortgage applicants face inconsistent treatment of benefit income

Disabled consumers continue to face uneven treatment across financial services, with new research highlighting...

Access FS adds Iress sourcing data to Elev8 adviser platform

Access FS has integrated Iress mortgage and protection sourcing data into Elev8, the CRM...

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