Month: October 2026

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget on 28 October, speculation is once again gathering pace. For the mortgage industry, much of the discussion will inevitably focus on housing, taxation and what further support could be offered to first-time buyers. Brokers will also…

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Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers are unaware of financial incentives available when purchasing a new-build home, research from Foxtons has found. The survey of 1,034 UK first-time buyers who purchased a property within the past two years found that 62% did not know developers could…

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Brokers know a thing or two about working under pressure. The hours can be long and flexibility is key, especially as things can turn on a sixpence. The past few months have been particularly testing, with the war in the Middle East sending swaps soaring,…

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Barclays is cutting around 5,000 jobs this year as it increases its use of AI and other technology. The reductions amount to around 5% of the bank’s global workforce, with 1,000 roles already cut and a further 4,000 expected to go by the end of…

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With millions of underoccupied homes in the UK, Trinity Financial product and communications director Aaron Strutt says it’s “astonishing that successive governments have allowed the Rent a Room scheme to remain unchanged for so long”. The UK government announced the £7,500 tax-free limit for renting…

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ModaMortgages has added to its buy-to-let (BTL) offering at 80% loan to value (LTV) with eight additional deals to its core range.

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Halifax Intermediaries has launched a new range of discounted Loyalty Club mortgage products, available from tomorrow, 22 October.

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Stamp duty reform is top of the industry’s Autumn Budget wish list, alongside finer details of the new first-time buyer scheme announced last month. Further details of the new first-time buyer scheme are expected to be released next Wednesday. So far, we have been told…

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More than a third (34%) of London first-time buyer purchases have exceeded the Lifetime ISA’s £450,000 property price cap in 2026, reallymoving reveals. This is up from 25.7% when the product launched in 2017, which according to reallymoving, highlights the growing gap between the unchanged…

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Pepper Advantage will rebrand as the Continuum Credit Group in January next year, an international credit management, technology, and financial services company.

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