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Despite growing challenges, the overall credit quality of first-time buyers has improved and average monthly mortgage payments have decreased.

Millions of foreign nationals are ready to buy, but has the mortgage market caught up?

Ash Borland, mortgage business coach at Ash Borland Consulting, explains why the mortgage industry hasn't got a lead problem, it's got a triage problem.

New data from Mojo Mortgages’ First-Time Buyer Sentiment Survey 2026 has underlined the personal sacrifices made by FTBs to hit deposit goals.

The specialist lender says its dual-rate structure gives brokers more choice on affordability.

Northern Ireland continues to record the UK’s strongest annual growth at 7.8%.

Products across a wide range of LTV and product terms have been reduced by up to 45bps.

Adrian Moloney, group lending distribution director at OSB Group, explores how the market is adapting to prolonged affordability pressure rather than stalling, with falling mortgage...

Aspiring homeowners are now spending an average of six years saving for their first property, taking a more strategic approach to purchasing.

Patrick Bamford, head of international business development at Qualis Credit Risk, hopes the start of summer will bring some positive news for the mortgage market, but stresses "we...