First Time Buyers
Nationwide boosts mortgage lending by 44%Nationwide increased its mortgage lending by 44 per cent last year, raising the number of mortgages for first time buyers. |
Nationwide BS cuts two and five year fixed mortgage ratesNationwide has reduced its two and five year fixed mortgage rates by 0.1 per cent, after cutting product fees by half earlier this month. |
First-time buyer mortgage lending up 74% in March, says CMLThe end of the stamp duty holiday caused mortgage lending to first-time buyers to rise by 74 per cent in March, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. |
Santander launches Newbuy mortgagesSantander has unveiled a range of NewBuy mortgages designed to help borrowers trying to get their first step on the property ladder. |
House prices hit three-year lowApril saw a 2.4 per cent fall in house prices wiping out March's 2.2 per cent rise as buyers rushed to beat the stamp-duty deadline. Prices are now at their lowest since July 2009. |
Mortgage lending recovery fades as stamp duty break endsThe flurry of lending activity in the housing market at the start of 2012 could be on the decline now that the stamp duty holiday has ended, new figures suggest. |
Top ten most popular first-time buyer towns all close to LondonThe ten towns that have proved most popular with first-time buyer in recent years are all within commuting distance of London. |
First time buyers 'expect to save a 16% deposit'One in eight prospective first time buyers hopes to buy a house in the next five years, while almost a quarter plan to buy in 2013, latest research shows. |
Santander reveals new first time buyer mortgagesSantander has unveiled a range of first time buyer mortgages, aimed at helping people take their first step on the property ladder. |
Stamp duty deadline boosts March mortgage lending, says CMLGross mortgage lending leapt by 30 per cent in March to a £13.4 billion, boosted by a surge in homebuying, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. |
Million of homeowners could be affected by lenders rate risesAt least ten lenders have raised interest rates on some of their mortgage products for borrowers as signs emerge that mortgage costs are increasing. |
Halifax unveils NewBuy mortgage rangeHalifax has announced the launch of two new fixed rate mortgages as part of the NewBuy scheme for Britain's first time buyers. |
First time buyer lending up in February, says CMLLending to first time buyers increased in February, according to figures released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. |
Average age of first time buyers 'is 30'The average age of a first time buyer in the UK is 30, but the figure varies considerably from region to region, according to latest research. |
Lloyds TSB launches fee saver mortgage for first time buyersLloyds TSB has announced a new fee saver mortgage for first time buyers, giving borrowers the chance to save up to £760. |
House prices rise for first time in 20 months, says HometrackUK property prices rose in March for the first time in 20 months on the back of increased demand, activity and a scarcity of housing for sale, new figures show. |
UK house prices fall 1% in March as stamp duty break endsBritain’s house prices witnessed their biggest monthly fall for two years as the stamp duty holiday came to an end, figures released by Nationwide indicate. |
Stamp Duty holiday endsThe Stamp Duty holiday ends today (March 24th). The holiday allowed those buying a property to avoid paying a one per cent tax on new homes valued above £125,000. |
Co-op Bank launches fee-free deals for first time buyersWith the stamp duty holiday due to end on Saturday, The Co-operative Bank is launching two fee-free mortgages aimed at helping first time buyers. |
February gross mortgage lending up 14% year on yearGross mortgage lending in February was almost identical to the month before, but was 14 per cent up year on year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. |
Asking prices up by 1.6% in March, says RightmoveBritain’s housing market has enjoyed its strongest start to the year since 2004 with typical asking prices rising by 1.6 per cent, according to Rightmove. |
House prices slip but sales are rising, says RICSOptimism is returning to the housing market as sales in February continued to edge upwards, a report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reveals. |
Halifax: House prices slip by 0.5% in FebruaryProperty prices across the UK fell by 0.5 per cent in February, largely cancelling out the 0.6 per cent rise the previous month, latest figures indicate. |
House prices up by 0.6% in February, says NationwideUK property prices edged up by 0.6 per cent in February, the biggest monthly increase in almost two years, according to data released today by Nationwide. |
BBA: Homebuyer mortgage approvals hit two year highMortgage lending by high street banks picked up in January despite low consumer confidence, with home purchase approvals reaching a two year peak, figures show. |
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