Related topic: New build

More than a third of them – 708 properties worth £2.2 billion – are new build homes or development sites.

Andy Burnham's proposed scheme could improve access to new-build homes, but greater awareness of existing incentives may also help first-time buyers overcome affordability hurdles.

James Lucas, director at Barcadia Media, says the government's new mortgage scheme could help first-time buyers purchase the same home with less mortgage debt, or take the same...

The maximum purchase price affordable to an average solo buyer could increase by nearly £49,000, from £216,758 to £265,703 based on the national average wage.

He will replace James Briffitt, who is retiring after nearly 20 years of service at Nationwide.

Only one in 10 new-build buyers got the home they wanted before moving in.

The range offers brokers and their clients enhanced affordability on longer-term fixed rate mortgages.

The enhanced range includes reduced rates for self-employed borrowers, an expanded JBSP range, and a new five-year new build range.

The lender has updated its affordability model to take into account the higher EPC ratings of new build homes.

MAB has completed an integration programme to create a unified and enhanced new build proposition.