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Aug 10, 2022

Half a million have bought homes using a Help to Buy ISA

Help to Buy ISAs have given many homebuyers a boost, with a government bonus on top of the...

Aug 04, 2022

Bank of Mum and Dad to lend £25bn over next three years

Parental wealth is expected to support around 47 per cent of all first-time buyers

Aug 02, 2022

Revealed: The best cities for first-time buyers

Scotland and cities in the North of England dominate the list due to their affordable hous...

Jul 27, 2022

First-time buyer prices rise three times faster than pre-pandemic

There are many barriers to homebuying, not least the rapidly rising house prices of the la...

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Feb 24, 2022

One in three wannabe homebuyers could face mortgage rejection

If you have a history of credit problems you could struggle to get a mainstream mortgage

Feb 22, 2022

Four ways for first-time buyers to get mortgage-ready

From checking your credit record to taking advantage of a Lifetime ISA, you can make the m...

Feb 18, 2022

Help to Buy ISA limits overtaken by runaway house prices

The Help to Buy ISA enables people saving a deposit for their first home to receive a 25% ...

Feb 03, 2022

Halifax launches First Homes products

First-time buyers purchasing a property through the First Homes scheme can get a 30% disco...

Jan 24, 2022

First-time buyer numbers soared 35% in 2021

House prices rose last year but a record number of first-time buyers were able to get onto...

Jan 21, 2022

The most affordable places to buy a home in each region

Rising prices create a huge challenge for first-time buyers, but there are 'relatively' af...

Jan 05, 2022

Number of first-time buyers exceeded 400,000 last year

Purchases by those buying their first home hit a 15-year high in 2021, despite the pandemi...

Dec 17, 2021

More than half of people think parents should help kids onto the housing ladder

The Bank of Mum and Dad has become increasingly important, with many parents now expecting...

Dec 13, 2021

Five top tips to get a mortgage if you have credit problems

One in five say their credit rating has got worse since the Covid-19 outbreak

Dec 08, 2021

Cost of five per cent deposit mortgages hits record low

Borrowers looking for a mortgage at 95% of the property's value have seen rates fall and t...

Dec 03, 2021

More than 800 government-backed 95 per cent mortgages completed in Q2

The scheme boosted supply of mortgages for borrowers with just a five per cent deposit

Nov 29, 2021

Top tips to save a deposit for your first home

Over half of recent first-time buyers needed to raise a larger deposit than they initially...

Nov 26, 2021

First applicants accepted for First Homes Scheme and target of 1,500 homes revealed

Under the scheme first-time buyers can get a 30% discount from a new home in their local a...

Nov 25, 2021

First-time buyers still facing significant deposit barrier

It's getting tougher for aspiring homebuyers as house prices rise faster than wages

Nov 19, 2021

First-time buyers take nine years to save home deposit

First-time buyers face a longer wait for homeownership than expected unless they can cut o...

Oct 26, 2021

Don’t fall foul of these hidden costs of homebuying

You might think you know the main costs of buying a home, but hidden extras can add up to ...

Oct 11, 2021

Low deposit mortgage deals see dramatic rate cuts

Borrowers with a five or 10 per cent deposit are seeing significant reductions in the cost...

Oct 08, 2021

Coventry Building Society launches 95% mortgages

The lender has loosened its first-time buyer lending criteria and added new deals for thos...

Sep 29, 2021

Grandparents gifted more than £400m during stamp duty holiday

Older homeowners have given nearly £1m a day for house deposits using equity release plan...

Sep 24, 2021

HSBC launches lowest 95 per cent fixed mortgage

Rates are still falling, and now those with lower deposits are feeling the benefit

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May 03, 2022

Six bank statement mistakes that can ruin a mortgage application

Being overdrawn and having a history of payday loans can be red flags to lenders when they...

NatWest increases standard variable rate to 3.74%

The lender has raised its default mortgage rate in line with the recent Bank of England ba...

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The mortgage fees associated with taking out and paying off a mortgage have tripled in the...

Guide to borrowing past retirement age

As an older borrower, you may be concerned that a lender will not offer you a mortgage pas...

Mortgage market biased against homeowners

Buy-to-let property investors are unfairly favoured in the mortgage market, an independent...

Should buy-to-let investors ‘go Dutch’?

The Netherlands is revealed as Europe’s top buy-to-let property hotspot

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