Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...
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One of the country’s highest-profile mortgage lenders, HSBC, is restricting loans on apartments from today. Only buyers of flats who have a...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Zoopla reports stating that first-time buyers are deciding against purchasing one-bedroom flats came as no surprise to me, or I’m...
23 November 2019
From: Features

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now officially one of the 10 biggest mortgage lenders according to data from Legal...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...
06 July 2019
From: Features

The 100 per cent mortgage for first time buyers, which many people thought had disappeared for good, is now back in...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Young people whose parents have property wealth are now almost three times as likely to be homeowners by the age of...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Many existing homeowners wanting to trade up now rely on financial help from family and friends to help make the jump...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Bank of Mum and Dad will provide funding towards around a quarter of property purchases this year, according to research. By...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...
02 December 2017
From: Features

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years. It says average house prices across...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Some 41 per cent of parents are not in a position to provide any financial support towards helping their child get...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

An online platform has been launched with the aim of allowing first time buyers to seek crowdfunding to raise enough cash...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

High end estate agency Savills says the credit crunch - roughly 10 years old next month - is still having an...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

New research suggests the Bank of Mum and Dad is now helping so-called ‘second steppers’ - existing owners moving up the...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A new report, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research for the financial services group Legal & General, claims...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Research from Legal & General and the Centre for Economic Business and Research says parents are to spend 23 per cent...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Savills is warning that while low interest rates will probably keep house prices relatively static, transaction volumes are likely to remain...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey of 1,000 parents has apparently revealed just how much they pay when their offspring first leaves home to live...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...
01 April 2017
From: Features

A leading housing market analyst has made a stout defence of the growing trend of young buyers relying on their parents...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Nationwide has introduced what it calls a ‘Family Deposit Mortgage’ in a bid to help first time buyers. It is aimed at...
28 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The proportion of first time buyers relying on inherited wealth or loans from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ has reached...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Research from the consumer organisation Which? claims that first time buyers are typically saving for anything up to a decade for...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...