Help to Buy

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...

Barclays changes Green Home Mortgage rates

Barclays has made changes to its residential, buy-to-let and Reward range products. It has also...

NatWest introduces mortgage rate hikes

NatWest has made changes to its core and semi-exclusive ranges of residential and buy-to-let...

Help to Buy extended in Scotland

The Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme will be extended beyond 2019.  From April 2019, a...

Platform unveils Help to Buy mortgage range

Platform is to offer a range of Help to Buy mortgages to broker partners from Monday,...

COMMENT

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Latest news

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

AI-driven vulnerability claims ‘create new fraud risk’ for financial services

Financial services firms face a growing risk from AI-generated customer vulnerability claims being used...

Richtmove: Now it’s cheaper to rent than buy!

Rising mortgage rates have pushed average monthly repayments above rents for the first time...

UK Mortgage Centre rebrands as expansion moves beyond Warrington

UK Mortgage Centre has unveiled a new brand identity as the independent mortgage broker...

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