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

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

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

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

London accounts for the highest proportion of homebuyers using family inheritance to fund property purchases, according to compliance platform Thirdfort.  Some 18...

The latest monthly criteria index from Knowledge Bank highlights the pressing financial difficulties for many in the UK - and with...

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

Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...

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

According to new research from estate agents Purplebricks, 43% of today’s first-time buyers (FTBs) have fully funded their own deposit. While...

An equity release advisory is reflecting on the shifts in equity release usage and behaviour in the first quarter of 2021. Research...

The UK housing market has boomed over the past year, with buyers and sellers benefitting from recent initiatives. But how have...

Roma Finance has rebranded across all channels to providing lending less ordinary as standard. As part of its ambitious growth strategy, the...

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them get on the property ladder in 2020, new...

The majority (83%) of first-time buyers in the UK currently house-hunting have had no financial support from their parents, new research...

The MCI mortgage club has added the Buckinghamshire Building Society to its panel to expand its range of specialist lenders. The move...

Knight Frank Finance has launched a later life finance team, making it the first major player in the property sector to...

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is currently spending an average of £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched four exclusive mortgages for residential Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) applications. All four mortgages are...

People aged 18-34 are having to make sacrifices not experienced in previous generations to get onto the property ladder, according to...

Tougher lending rules are surfacing after the expansion of the Bank of Mum and Dad (BOMAD) into one of the UK’s...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now seeking financial advice and guidance, according to new research from Key. The independent equity...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is very much prevalent, with recent research showing that UK parents will help 316,000 young...

Some 25.6% of parents said they would charge interest on a home loan to their children, a new study from UOWN...

Six in ten parents can afford to financially support their children to buy their first home, while only 5% can pay...

The number of first-time buyers and buyers of investment properties has fallen in the last two years, My Home Move say. First-time...

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will lend 23% more funds in 2017, putting it on a par with the...

Financial mutual OneFamily has extended its lifetime mortgage range, increasing its number of products from four to six.  The two new additions...

UK parents will lend or give more than £5billion over the course of 2016 to help their children get onto or move...

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

Tax experts have urged the Government to scrap the stamp duty surcharge for parents helping their children become first-time buyers. Chancellor George...

Almost one in three "millennials" still with live with their families and almost one in 10 say they will never own a...