First-time buyer schemes with tiny deposits to get you on the property ladder quicker have been revealed – as a vital deal ends this week.
Read MoreMajor update for first-time buyers in England after vital perk scrapped
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Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA plans would ‘choke mortgages’
Rachel Reeves’ plans to slash the tax-free cash ISA allowance “would be effectively choking mortgage availability” for those who need them the most, a building society’s CEO has said.
Read MoreInterest rate cut ‘increasingly likely’ in August
Nationwide, Santander and Barclays are among a number of lenders to have cut prices and experts say this could be a signal of an impending interest rate cut.
Read MoreNationwide cuts mortgage rates for first time buyers, new and existing customers
For first time buyers, rates start from 3.94%
For new and existing customers moving, rates start from 3.81%
Last-ditch bid to make Renters Rights Bill even tougher on landlords
Details are emerging about anti-landlord amendments being tabled by Lords at the final stages of the Renters Rights Bill’s passage through Parliament.
Read MoreBuy-to-let mortgage rates fall: Which deals are lowest?
Buy-to-let mortgage options have become more abundant and typical rates for two-year deals have fallen below 5%.
Read MoreAre falling interest rates giving Buy To Let a new lease of life?
New data from mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance suggests that in the last quarter of 2024, the average buy-to-let interest rate for new mortgage loans taken out was 5.09%.
Read MoreNew BTL mortgage part-based on Airbnb and seasonal income
The Stafford Building Society has introduced two new mortgage products for the buy to let sector.
Read MoreRenters’ Rights Bill – next steps and getting prepared
The Bill cleared the Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 15 May 2025, and the next step, the Report Stage, will take place over three sessions between 1–15 July.
Read MoreStewart Baseley: Time for Help to Buy 2.0
With the cost of housing prohibitive to many first-time buyers, it’s time the government intervened, for the sake of them and the wider market, says Stewart Baseley, chairman of the Home Builders Federation.
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