Topic: First-time buyer

First-time Buyer

First-time buyers compromising to get on the ladder, with 80% moving back home to save

Conveyancing

Conveyancing the top stressor for half of homebuyers

Stamp Duty

Stamp duty bills rise by 21% in H1

First-time Buyer

Nearly half of first-time buyers now need 90%+ mortgages

Lloyds

Lloyds sets aside extra £4bn for high-LTI mortgage lending

Yorkshire BS

YBS and Accord enhance high-LTI offering following limit changes

Nationwide

Nationwide expands 6x LTI first-time buyer mortgage range after regulator relaxes rules

Blogs

Patrick Bamford: Why the FCA's ‘enhanced advice’ proposals will not deliver truly holistic mortgage advice

Pepper Money

Pepper Money launches new 90% LTV mortgage range

Renting

Renters could miss out on nearly £340,000 by not buying a home: MAB

First-time Buyer

First-time buyer LTVs rising as rental costs wipe out deposit savings

Leeds Building Society

Leeds Building Society alters borrower affordability assessments

Mortgages

Softened stress tests replacing stamp duty as "fuel for first-time buyer boom"

Blogs

Patrick Bamford: Growing 100% LTV offering is acting as a catalyst for wider borrowing activity

Stamp Duty

Mortgage completions surge 68% in Q1: UK Finance