First-Time Buyers Face Record High Prices

The first six months of 2017 saw a 3% increase in the number of first-time buyers, taking the total to an estimated 162,704 compared to 154,200 in the same period of 2016. Rise in First-Time Buyer Numbers According to the latest Halifax First Time Buyer Review, a decade ago just over a third (36%) of […]

Rise in Number of First-Time Buyers

The number of mortgages granted to first-time buyers in the third quarter of this year is at its highest level since 2007, according to new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).  In total, first-time buyers borrowed £940 million, up 3% on the second quarter and 6% on the third quarter last year. This […]

UK Property Market Post Brexit Decision

Recent research conducted by Which? Mortgage Advisers has given an interesting insight into the state of the UK property market 100 days after the Brexit decision. According to the researchers, the picture is a positive one, with stable house prices and cheaper mortgage rates on offer to both first-time buyers and remortgagers. Mortgage Availability The […]