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19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

West One has launched an initiative to support the Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) via its second charge mortgage range. The...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The cost of borrowing for low-deposit borrowers has increased across all mortgage types over the last year, new data from Mortgage...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance

As the industry starts to tighten its criteria, Saffron Building Society is affirming that there is still hope for borrowers as...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite ongoing coronavirus woes, buyers can look to benefit from record low rates and the mortgage market remains open for business. That...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on three mortgages particularly attractive to first-time buyers. The fee-free mortgages are...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Both the volume and value of flexible payments from pensions has hit a new high, according to Moneyfacts. Data from the money...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Paragon Bank has improved the way customers can apply for its saving range by introducing a postal application process for selected...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Dudley BS has been working for over 160 years in providing mortgages and saving accounts to customers across a local and...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Nottingham Building Society has cemented its position as a leading Cash Lifetime ISA (LISA) provider as it becomes the only society...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has launched five competitive remortgage options for borrowers with a 25%, 20% or 10% deposit. The new remortgage range from...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Masthaven has launched its second charge mortgage range with competitive rates available via Legal & General Mortgage Club. With this partnership, Masthaven...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Newbury Building Society has introduced a new variable rate product at 2.99%, further improving its Shared Ownership mortgage offering. While the product...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The homebuying process and its associated costs is being met with a lack of understanding amongst potential first-time buyers, fresh research...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Six in ten parents can afford to financially support their children to buy their first home, while only 5% can pay...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society is launching a range of two-year mortgages to help first-time buyers (FTBs) take their first steps on the...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages is offering its lowest ever two-year fixed rate at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) with a 0.99% two-year fixed rate mortgage...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

New data from mortgage lender, Vida Homeloans, found more first-time buyers are seeking lenders for deals that cater to their needs...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers accounted for half of all home purchase valuations in July, according to the latest research from Connells Survey &...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has revealed competitive remortgage options with a £495 fee and the benefit of additional features. The new products from the...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyers and buyers of investment properties has fallen in the last two years, My Home Move say. First-time...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A study revealed that a third of young people would choose to buy and live in a caravan if they couldn’t...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has found that it is cheaper for Swindon tenants to purchase a new property than...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has now added more choice to its product range by reducing rates at most LTVs and offering a new...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Fresh statistics suggest the UK’s mortgage market has been boosted again, with approvals for home lending up month on month and...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy to Let has bolstered its range of fixed rate mortgages for landlords with deposits of 25% or more. The lender,...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new fee-free high LTV mortgages. The fix then discount products are completely fee-free and...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A quarter of young people believe the only way they'll ever own a home is by inheriting cash, research by Halifax has...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Small deposit buyers were given a New Year boost, with their share of the mortgage market increasing in January 2017. Small deposit...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Financial mutual OneFamily has extended its lifetime mortgage range, increasing its number of products from four to six. The two new additions...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased in 2016, new research from The Mortgage Broker Ltd has revealed. This came as a result...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Two competitive variable rate products for 90% loans have been launched by Furness Building Society. Suitable for first-time buyers as well as...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Following the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate to 0.25%, a fifth of 18 to 34 year-olds could...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK. Since 2003...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Rates for borrowers looking to secure a longer-term deal have been slashed by Accord Mortgages, with a 0.15% reduction on selected...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Skipton Building Society has removed its maximum loan size cap for first-time buyers. It said this follows a 20% increase in UK house...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The gap between mortgage rates at different LTVs has narrowed dramatically, making life easier for borrowers with small deposits. Mortgage rates for borrowers...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Furness Building Society has launched a new first-time buyer mortgage charging 3.50% to 95% LTV. There is no product fee on the two-year...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society has launched the lowest fixed rate mortgage on the market, a two-year deal charging 1.17%. It is available to borrowers...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are "increasingly desperate" to buy a place of their own as the housing crisis deepens, new research shows. Today, 73%...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Nationwide has announced that it is cutting fixed rates on smaller deposit mortgages. The building society is reducing selected fixed rate mortgages...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Barclays Bank has this week introduced a new 100% loan-to-value mortgage, aimed at helping struggling first-time buyers get onto the property...
06 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The cost of servicing a mortgage for buyers with small deposits has fallen sharply over the past 12 months, according to...
06 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Halifax has launched a 1% cashback offer for first-time buyers and home movers across its mortgage range. First-time buyers and home movers...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Post Office Money has launched a number of mortgage deals and reduced rates on many existing deals. It says the new deals...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages has launched a new fee-free mortgage for borrowers with a 35% deposit, with added incentives. The intermediary-only lender, part of...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Single first-time buyers and couples can significantly cut the time it takes to save for a deposit by moving back in...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Specialist mortgage package and distributor Atom has announced a new relationship with Kensington Mortgages. Dale Jannels, managing director at Atom, which stands...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Single first-time buyers and England and Wales need 13 years to save for a deposit - rising to his 46 years...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers applying for their first mortgage lack knowledge about the application process and risk being rejected as a result. Almost half...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Property experts have warned that Chancellor George Osborne's new Lifetime Isa will do nothing to solve housing supply and affordability problems. From April...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News

House purchase values rose 20% in the final quarter of 2015 yet there was also a worrying drop in higher-LTV lending. The...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of high-LTV deals aimed at first-time buyers is almost back at pre-financial crisis levels. Mortgages at 90% and 95% LTV...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost one in three "millennials" still with live with their families and almost one in 10 say they will never own a...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages and Leeds Building Society have launched new five-year fixed-rate mortgages with added incentives. Intermediary-only lender Accord’s deals are aimed at borrowers...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The housing market has been given a one-off boost from the surge in buy-to-let lending triggered by April’s tax changes. New figures show that...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Accord Mortgages is giving first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on a mortgage. All first-time buyers completing on fixed...
09 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Nationwide Building Society has announced the first mortgage completion by its Help to Buy Isa savers. Savers are free to claim the minimum...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society is handing first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on a mortgage. The cashback is designed to...
04 February 2016
From: Breaking News

NatWest and RBS have unveiled their plans to help more people get a foot on the capital's property ladder through the...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The average house purchase deposit jumped 15% in a year to more than £80,000 in December. This is its highest point since the...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Leeds Building Society will launch its first Help to Buy London mortgages from on Monday 1 February. The society is among the first...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The shortage of properties for sale has hit house purchase approvals which fell more than 3% in December. There were 68,218 house purchase...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of 95% LTV mortgages rose by 84% in the last year after a surge of product launches over the...
17 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society has just launched a new two-year fixed rate mortgage priced at 3.68% until 31 January 2018. This deal is...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

House purchase lending has leapt almost 20% in the past 12 months but first-time buyers remain locked out of the booming...
14 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut new mortgage rates by up to 0.85% on its Buy to Let 2 year products to...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Life is getting easier for first-time buyers as barriers to homeownership fall and government schemes help more climb on the property...
10 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Santander has joined the growing list of banks and building societies that are announcing the rates on their Help to Buy...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Leading lenders Halifax and Nationwide have announced how much interest they will be paying on their Help to Buy Isas. The new...
30 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Co-operative Bank has cut rates across its range of more than 80 mortgage options for both new and existing borrowers...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Broker-only lender Accord and Coventry for Intermediaries are the latest to cut mortgage rates as the lender price war continues. Accord is...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The mortgage price war for higher-LTV loans has intensified with Yorkshire Building Society launching a 3.78% two-year fixed rate mortgage for...
26 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Barclays is launching fee-free mortgages with up to £1,000 in cash back from today. Its new purchase-only products are available on LTVs from 60% to...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Just 12% of UK adults believe access to mortgages has improved in the past five years, despite recent moves to open...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News

More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...
12 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Three lenders have launched new residential mortgages aimed at buyers needing higher loan-to-value (LTV) deals. Yorkshire, Leeds and Teachers building societies have...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The government-backed Help to Buy home-loan scheme continues to offer vital support to the mortgage market two years after its launch,...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The cost of taking the first step on the property ladder is soaring according to new figures from estate agent chain...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers enjoy their strongest summer on record as sales picked up 25% in the aftermath of the general election. There were...
25 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Home ownership is a distant dream for nine million UK renters who say they will never be able to afford their...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages in its broker portfolio from today. It will also...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank are the latest lenders to join in the recent bout of mortgage rate cutting. This follows a flurry...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers with relatively small deposits are finding it increasingly hard to get on the property ladder, new research shows. The typical...
15 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Santander has announced that it will lend at 95% loan-to-value outside of the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. The scheme...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Lenders have launched another round of "best ever" mortgage rates as the prospect of a Bank of England base rate hike recedes further...
11 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide is aiming to boost first-time buyer mortgage lending with £1 billion of new low deposit products. It is launching a range...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Five-year fixed rates are the latest mortgage battleground with HSBC and Leeds Building Society both launching market-leading rates. This shows that lenders...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling on the industry to help young first-time buyers understand the process of buying...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched its cheapest ever fixed-rate buy-to-let products with rate cuts of up to 0.50%. It has also...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Landlords are struggling to cash in on the buy-to-let boom because of growing difficulties getting mortgage finance, new research has found. One...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Applicants with smaller deposits are increasingly securing mortgages as lenders offer more high-LTV loans, new research suggests. Nearly half of all homebuyers...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Halifax has this week introduced a new online service which will allow potential customers to receive a mortgage agreement in principle...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of first-time buyers plunged more than 27% in the year to June, with no sign of a post-election bounce. There...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Platform has revised its mainstream mortgage range for brokers by cutting fixed rates at 80% and 90% LTV. The intermediary lender of...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide Building Society will back the new government-backed Help to Buy Isa from 1 December. The new offering will run alongside its...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The salary of the average homebuyer fell 16% year-on-year in June to £34,584, as improved mortgage affordability boosted lower income borrowers. The...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide Building Society is today cutting rates on a number of fixed-rate deals for customers with small deposits. The organisation said it...
16 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Difficulties in putting together deposits and the General Election put a dampener on the number of first-time buyers completing property purchases...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Nationwide has cut its two-year fixed rates for borrowers with smaller deposits by up to 0.25%. And it has made further reductions...
29 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage borrowing jumped to a six-year high in May and average deposits also hit a new post-recession peak, new figures show. Deposits have...
26 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Chelsea Building Society has reduced rates for customers with 10% and 5% deposits, in what it says is a bid to...
25 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Platform has launched a new mortgage range for brokers and with cuts to selected fixed rate mortgages of up to 0.25%. The new rates...
25 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Yorkshire Building Society has launched the only range of four-year offset mortgages available on the market today. It said this followed a...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Mortgage affordability for people who want to buy a home has hit its highest level for six years. Just one in three...
22 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Help to Buy schemes have created 131 new homeowners every day since April 2013, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has said. More than...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Accord is reducing its mortgages for customers with a 10% deposit by up to 0.25%. The intermediary-only lender, part of Yorkshire Building...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The Co-operative bank has launched the UK's lowest ever two-year fixed-rate mortgage rate at just 1.09%. The loan, available up to 60%...
01 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Accord Buy-To-Let has launched three two-year fixed rate tracker mortgages for landlords with a 25% deposit. The intermediary-only lender, part of the...
29 April 2015
From: Breaking News

Improve mortgage affordability is helping borrowers on lower incomes to climb the property ladder. Mortgage applications surged 18% in March in response to...
28 April 2015
From: Breaking News

Lender First Direct is launching a market leading three-year fixed rate charging 1.68% from today. The mortgage has a £1,450 fee and...