31-Oct-2007
The number of borrowers taking out mortgages with a loan-to-value of at least 100 per cent has doubled in the first nine months of the year, the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has said.
31-Oct-2007
The New Homes Marketing Board (NHMB) has said that the problems faced by first time buyers are now so great that the demographic risks becoming an endangered species.
26-Oct-2007
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said reports that the number of mortgages available to borrowers has seen a sharp fall in recent months will do little to affect the overall prosperity of the housing market.
26-Oct-2007
A government advisory body has suggested that its house building targets will not be sufficient to stop house prices from rising further out of the reach of the average first time buyer in future.
25-Oct-2007
The number of loans approved for house purchase in September fell to the lowest level seen for the month since 2000, new figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) have revealed.
24-Oct-2007
Nationwide Building Society has revealed that, as of Friday, it is cutting rates on two of its fixed-rate mortgage deals.
23-Oct-2007
SmartNewHomes.com has added its voice to those who believe that a slowing in house price growth will prove beneficial for first time buyers in the coming months.
22-Oct-2007
The Conservative Party has secured the assistance of Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp as part of its efforts to better understand just how first time buyers are struggling to get onto the first rung of the property ladder.
19-Oct-2007
A shortage of housing supply around the UK has been a major contributor to the rapid house price growth that has left many Britons unable to afford their own properties in recent years, but changing market conditions could now allow first-time buyers to capitalise, according to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
19-Oct-2007
Many Britons are risking making it harder for themselves to get onto the property ladder by lying about their levels of debt, according to Fool.co.uk.
18-Oct-2007
The government has announced plans to inject some £10.2 billion into providing more affordable housing around the UK, as it continues its efforts to replenish the country's housing stock.
18-Oct-2007
With first time buyers still yet to receive the benefits of Home information packs (Hips), many in the industry believed that the Association of Home Information Pack Providers' (AHIPP) annual conference would see the government announce a date for a full-scale rollout, but minister Iain Wright's failure to do so has been strongly criticised by the association.
15-Oct-2007
Britons are finding it increasingly difficult to secure a mortgage as the rising interest rate and worries over sub-prime mortgages have squeezed the market.
12-Oct-2007
The proportion of Britons classified as first-time buyers has fallen by some 20 per cent over the past six months, moneysupermarket.com has suggested.
11-Oct-2007
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has revealed that prices continued to fall during September – and at the fastest rate seen for two years.
10-Oct-2007
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that the number of loans approved for house purchase in August rose by five per cent month-on-month to reach a total of 99,000.
09-Oct-2007
New research from Nationwide has revealed that more people in the UK are buying second homes around the country, indicating the extent of the problem facing those looking to get onto the first rung of the property ladder.
08-Oct-2007
Prospective homeowners looking for a first time buyer mortgage have again been warned over the possibility of negative equity were they to take out a high loan to value mortgage.
05-Oct-2007
Almost nine in ten Britons are behind David Cameron's plans to scrap stamp duty on homes worth up to £250,000, new research from findaproperty.com has revealed.
05-Oct-2007
Almost nine in ten Britons are behind David Cameron's plans to scrap stamp duty on homes worth up to £250,000, new research from FindaProperty.com has revealed.
04-Oct-2007
HBOS has said that it is ending its practice of setting annual targets for mortgage lending in what is being interpreted as a sign that the credit crunch is set to have a significant impact on the mortgage market.
04-Oct-2007
Abbey has announced cuts to its line of fixed-rate mortgages on the day that the Bank of England held the base rate of interest at 5.75 per cent for the third consecutive month.
03-Oct-2007
More first time buyers are having to turn to the rental sector because of ever-increasing house prices, a major new study suggests.
01-Oct-2007
The Conservatives have announced measures designed to help first time buyers in their quest to get onto the housing ladder.
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