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An analysis of government house price data by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests the typical mortgage term for a first time...

A 2,000-person survey has revealed the diverse financial routes that first time buyers take to get on the property ladder. The survey...

Yorkshire Building Society new fee-free offer will enable first-time buyers across England, Scotland or Wales with a £5,000 deposit to purchase...

HSBC used the Easter period to launch its Energy Efficient Homes range, tailored for UK residential first time buyers, home movers...

Homes Under The Hammer property expert Lucy Alexander is fronting a new campaign to identify empty homes and bring them back...

The ‘average’ 25 year mortgage term is increasingly becoming a thing of the past says USwitch. A recent study of the data...

A new study has revealed the best and worst UK regions for first-time buyers based on house affordability and earning potential.  The...

Rightmove says the housing market needs a more innovative mortgage initiative than the 99 per cent idea floated by the government. The...

A survey of 2,000 adults by lender Together sheds light on parental help for first time buyers. It shows that a fifth...

A unique system of returning rent to tenants to allow them to save for a deposit on a property has been...

A specialist lender claims that first-time buyers could see annual mortgage costs climb by £398 per year, while landlords suffer a...

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means that...

Almost two thirds of first time buyers mortgage completions are in joint names (with two or more people), according to the...

New research indicates that the Bank of Mum and Dad may not be as prevalent as it once was, with the...

New research from Aldermore suggests that some 55 per cent of prospective first time buyers are currently seeking to raise a...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says first time buyers could benefit from a "revolution in home ownership" with 25-year fixed-rate mortgages. Reeves says...

A high proportion of first time buyers take advantage of some form of assistance when purchasing their initial home. That’s the verdict...

A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...

The Conservatives are working on a series of schemes to help first time buyers to be unveiled at the Budget in...

Some 20 per cent of first time buyers are snapping up mortgages of 35 years or more according to UK Finance. In...

The Nationwide wants greater government support for first-time buyers as rising costs delay owning a home. As one of the UK’s biggest...

First time buyers aged 18 to 34 are primarily relying on advice from family and friends rather than a broker for support on the homebuying process, according to Coventry for...

The first time buyer economy, comprised of lending and spending, will reach £74.1 billion by 2025, according to research by Coventry...

Rightmove claims that single first-time buyers on an average salary and with a 5.0 per cent deposit could not afford three-quarters...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

A Bank of England report has expressed concern at the number of homeowners - especially young first time buyers - taking...

The number of three-year fixed mortgage products available from lenders has been rising over the last few months as borrowers coming...

First Direct has crunched market data to give an insight into FTB activity over the summer just gone. There are three...

Finance tech company Twenty7tec has produced mortgage market statistics for July 2023 - and it’s not all bad news… July was the...

Legal & General’s new Ignite platform has seen a rise of 53 per cent in one month for broker searches for...

Nationwide Building Society has returned to lending at 95 per cent loan to value on non-new build flats. The society reduced its...

Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...

Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad (BOMAD) totalled £8.8 billion in 2022, according to the latest analysis...

Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...

The government announced the SDLT will only be payable on property purchases over £250,000. First-time buyers will only pay the tax...

Deposits for property purchases typically cost 10-15% of the value of the home and saving for one can be particularly challenging, especially for...

In the UK, homeownership remains one of the main aspirations for young adults and families who envision climbing the property ladder...

A new analysis from the specialist lender Together finds that 24% of UK’s FTBs would prioritise and pay more than the...

The 'National Home Buying Week: Live in London' show is set to return to London on Saturday March 19. The event, formerly...

First Time Buyer’s Fortnight aims to give potential homebuyers the information they need to make more informed decisions about the home...

First-time buyers (FTBs) that have bought their home in the last 18-month period since March 2020 have experienced an increasingly expensive...

Market estate agency comparison website GetAgent.co.uk recently revealed how the stamp duty holiday has made house prices difficult for the first-time...

Tembo, the ‘next generation’ lending platform, has launched a new approach to family lending for mortgages. The lender offers a range of...

The homebuying process and its associated costs is being met with a lack of understanding amongst potential first-time buyers, fresh research...

The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...

Fresh statistics suggest the UK’s mortgage market has been boosted again, with approvals for home lending up month on month and...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that it will be hosting its annual series of Mortgage Club LIVE events for...

Tipton has launched a new shared ownership range, including mortgages available throughout England and Wales up to 90% of the share...

Lloyds Bank has unveiled a new “hassle-free” mortgage designed to make moving easier and cover the upfront costs. The deal includes free...

Single first-time buyers and couples can significantly cut the time it takes to save for a deposit by moving back in...

Buy-to-let investors are said to be "storming the housing market" as estate agents report an increase in the numbers trying to...

Santander has launched what it claims is a market-leading Help to Buy Isa rate charging 4.00%. The new tax-free savings rate is...

More than 150,000 people have become homeowners through the Government’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme. New official figures show that 80%...

Nationwide is cutting selected deals by up to 0.40% across its range of 95% LTV fixed rate mortgages from today. Its two-year 95%...

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...

Two thirds of prospective homebuyers are likely to take advantage of the new Help to Buy Isa yet rates so far...

House sales to first time buyers accounted for nearly a third of total sales in October, the highest proportion since August...

TSB has launched a competitive 10-year fixed rate mortgage and cut rates on other deals by up to 0.25%. The new 10-year...

Nationwide Building Society is removing all standard valuation fees from its mortgage range. Customers will now be able to select any mortgage...

The Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme has boosted both first-time buyer lending and higher-LTV mortgages, new figures show. The number of...

Loss of higher rate tax relief and tighter regulation on buy-to-let could harm tenants more than landlords by constraining the supply of rented...

Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank are the latest lenders to join in the recent bout of mortgage rate cutting. This follows a flurry...

Nationwide is aiming to boost first-time buyer mortgage lending with £1 billion of new low deposit products. It is launching a range...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched new lower mortgage rates with a number of market-leading products. The competitive rates include a selection...

The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...

Nationwide Building Society will back the new government-backed Help to Buy Isa from 1 December. The new offering will run alongside its...

Mortgage brokers and property companies have welcomed government proposals to overhaul Britain’s planning laws and increase housebuilding. Chancellor George Osborne announced on...

Nationwide is making a series of rate reductions across its mortgage range from today with fixed rates cut by up to...