First-time Buyers

First-time Buyers

HBF hits out at lack of help for first-time buyers  

Calls grow for a replacement equity loan scheme to improve access to new-build homes. ...

House price inflation adds 9-month wait for FTB

Escalating house prices are extending the time first-time buyers need to save for a deposit, new analysis reveals. ...

30-year high for young adults living at home

Nearly three in ten young adults still live with their parents as rising deposit costs continue to delay home ownership. ...

Market reacts to First Time Buyer ISA

The proposed First Time Buyer ISA has been welcomed as a simpler savings product, although lenders say it must keep pace with rising house prices. ...

12 years to save for deposit by 2036

New forecasts suggest UK house prices could rise by more than 60% by 2036, increasing deposit requirements and extending saving times. ...

First-time buyer mortgage demand holds constant

First-time buyer mortgage demand remains resilient, with search activity only slightly below last year despite rising property values. ...

Biggest June house price drop in 14 years

Rightmove reports the sharpest June asking price fall in 14 years as sellers compete for buyers amid abundant housing stock. ...

Paradigm leads push for mandatory mortgage advice for FTB

Paradigm is calling for mandatory mortgage advice for first-time buyers to reduce risks and improve consumer protection. ...

Afin Bank appoints new chief commercial officer

Afin Bank promotes Rob Lankey to chief commercial officer to lead lending strategy and broker relationships. ...

Full cost of buying vs renting revealed

Index finds first-time buyers are £64,000 better off buying than renting over five years. ...

Hotspots unveiled as best for first-time buyers

Scotland and northern England dominate the UK’s most affordable first-time buyer hotspots, despite slowing house price growth. ...

Rightmove says house prices rise again  but north-south divide continues

Rightmove says affordability is widening the north-south property price divide despite resilient market activity. ...

Lloyds and Fleet launch bold mortgage products

Lloyds Banking Group will launch a new £5k deposit mortgage aimed at first-time buyers struggling to find a fuller deposit, while buy-to-let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages has reintroduced zero-fee and fixed-fee, five-year fixed-rate mortgages. ...

First time buyers dominate market thanks to low-cost mortgage deals

This is according to Connells Group, the UK’s largest multi-brand estate agency. ...

First Time Buyers want up-front help on deposits 

First time buyers wants a return of various loan schemes and Stamp Duty relief. ...

Buyers urged to be ready to strike as prices begin to fall

Buyers are being urged to act as falling house prices...

Rightmove says house prices rise again  but north-south divide continues

Rightmove says affordability is widening the north-south property price divide...

Nationwide cuts rates for second time in a week

Nationwide has reduced mortgage rates for the second time in...
Latest Features

HBF hits out at lack of help for first-time buyers  

Calls grow for a replacement equity loan scheme to improve...

BTL remortgaging returns to record high

Buy-to-let refinancing matches its previous peak as landlords secure replacement...