The value of first-time buyer loan applications reached an eight year high of £11 billion in February.

Kate Davies, executive director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), explains why negative equity is not quite the death knell some market commentors make out.

Rory Joseph and Sebastian Murphy, directors at JLM Mortgage Services, discuss how lenders could look at their pricing, maximum LTV, or the flexibility they offer to new purchasers who...

Some welcomed more innovation for first-time buyers, while others raised concerns about the potential for negative equity.

Simon Jackson, managing director of SDL Surveying, explores ways in which the industry can incentivise builders to build by offering first-time buyers more help getting onto the...

Arrangement fees have been lowered from £1,299 to £999 for both 90% and 95% LTV products.

"Radical reforms" are needed to ensure homes are more affordable, more available and more appropriate for those living in them, the BSA says.

62% are struggling to secure a large enough mortgage with the issue most severe in London.

89% of brokers say they have to work harder to secure the loan size their clients want as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.

35% of property professionals view the upcoming Budget as an opportunity to boost the new build and first-time buyer markets.