Headline house price data may look steady, but Skipton Building Society says the underlying affordability picture remains far tougher than those numbers suggest. For landlords,…
A new report backed by more than 50 housing organisations has proposed allowing first-time buyers to convert their student loan debt into a government-held equity…
Almost half of Britain’s 8.3 million potential first-time buyers earn enough to qualify for a mortgage on a starter home – but just 15 percent…
Families can get on the housing ladder for as little as £325 a month in parts of the North East, with Shildon in County Durham…
Graduates with student loans save nearly £2,000 less per year towards house deposits than debt-free savers, with 41 percent saying repayments are preventing them from…
Inverclyde in Scotland has been named the UK’s most affordable area for homebuyers, according to Nationwide Building Society’s latest affordability analysis. The lender found around…
Landlords looking to exit the sector by selling to sitting tenants have a new financing option after Nottingham Building Society announced it will accept concessionary…
Competition for rental homes has fallen to its lowest level in six years, with landlords receiving just 4.8 enquiries per property compared to 6.5 a…
The number of households with children owning a property with a mortgage has dropped 20 percent in the last 20 years, with more families now…
Mortgage lending reached its highest level since the pandemic in 2025, with 720,000 house purchase loans granted – up 16.3 percent on the previous year….
Manchester has emerged as the UK’s leading first-time buyer destination outside London, with new entrants accounting for more than 70 percent of all mortgaged home…
The number of 95 percent loan-to-value mortgages has reached its highest level since March 2008, giving more renters a path to homeownership and potentially affecting…
First-time buyers now account for 34.3 percent of all homes sold across Great Britain, the highest share since 2006 according to new research from Connells…
Specialist lender Aldermore has announced a series of significant changes to its mortgage range, reducing rates and reintroducing 95% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages. These updates are…
As mortgage rates continue to fall, new data from Rightmove’s mortgage tracker report shows a significant improvement in affordability for buyers, particularly first-time homeowners. Average…
