The Helping Hand range enables first-time buyers to borrow up to 33% more.

Affordability remains most stretched in London and the South of England.

When current stamp duty relief reverts back to previous thresholds as of 1st April this year, fewer than one in 10 properties will offer a stamp duty free purchase for existing...

A record number of early-bird new sellers have come to market since Boxing Day, giving buyers the highest level of choice at the start of a year since 2015.

We spoke to Christopher Blewitt, head of mortgage distribution at Darlington Building Society, about the Society's first-time buyer and buy-to-let propositions, the core areas/borrower...

Loan-to-income caps and financial stress-testing rules are believed to be among the areas being considered for reform.

The uptick in first-time buyer demand is exacerbating the bottleneck as April approaches, IMLA warns.

Residential rates have reduced by up to 0.20%.

Martese Carton, director of mortgage distribution at Leeds Building Society, explores why things could be starting to look up for aspiring first-time buyers.

The lender has also enhanced its intermediary proc fees.