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More lenders offer low deposit mortgages to FTBs
16 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
More low-cost mortgages are now on offer to first-time buyers, with loans that require only a 5 percent deposit and reduced interest rates from many l...
Read moreNationwide turns back the clock to build homes again
10 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
In their early days, Britain's building societies not only loaned money to those buying a home but also built properties for sale.
Read moreRevealed: most affordable places to buy for FTBs
01 Apr, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
The most affordable places for first-time buyers to grab their first home have been revealed, and it's the north-east of England that takes the top sp...
Read moreFTB sales hit 7-month high as demand soars
29 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New analysis by estate agent body NAEA Propertymark has revealed FTB buyer sales hit a seven-month high in February.
Read moreLenders target FTBs with competitive mortgage deals
26 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
New research from moneyfacts.co.uk has revealed that interest rates for borrowers with only a 5 percent deposit have fallen from an average 4.19 perce...
Read moreWhy the 40-year mortgage is now the norm
26 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Why the 40-year mortgage is now the norm
Read moreHMRC halves deadline for payment of Stamp Duty Land Tax
22 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Buyer, First Time Buyer, Sale & Purchase
Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland now have just 14 days in which to pay the outstanding Stamp Duty Land Tax they owe on a property purchase.
Read moreHomeowners' equity release funds are financing 46 FTBs every week
19 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
Analysis by Canada Life Home Finance shows one in 34 equity release customers in 2018 handed some of the finance from their own property to a family m...
Read moreBuilding society's 5% deposit offer to 1st-time buyers
08 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /First Time Buyer
First-time buyers who live in specific postcodes in the south of England could take advantage of a mortgage deal that means they only need a 5 percent...
Read moreSecond steppers need average £75k to move up property ladder
08 Mar, 2019/ by Homeward Legal /Equity Release
First-time homeowners who are ready to move on to their second property will have to find an extra £75,388 on average for their next purchase.
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