April 16, 2025
Financial Assets

Number of low-deposit mortgages available at highest since 2008 financial crisis

MORE low-deposit mortgages are available now than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis. There are 442 home loans with a five per cent deposit to choose from, more than double the number from two years ago. Borrowers able to stretch to a ten per cent deposit have the pick of 845 deals —

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Financial Assets

Major lender launches ZERO deposit mortgages for right to buy home loans

A MAJOR lender has launched a new zero deposit mortgage for Right to Buy home loans. Barclays has said people applying for a Right to Buy mortgage with the bank no longer needs to put down a deposit. 1 Barclays has launched a zero deposit mortgageCredit: PA The Right to Buy scheme lets tenants in

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Operating Assets

Top ten areas in the UK that use LISA’s to get on the property ladder – is yours on the list?

BRITSTOL’S first-time buyers have been named the savviest in the UK, making the most of a savings-boosting account to step onto the property ladder. Customer data from Moneybox reveals that the West Country city leads the way in utilising the Lifetime ISA (LISA) to buy a first home – which encourages 18-39 years olds to

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Operating Assets

Inside Britain’s ‘skinniest home’ measuring just 3 FEET wide that leaves neighbours baffled – but it’s hiding a secret

BRITAIN’s “skinniest home” which measures just three feet wide has a secret hidden inside. At first glance, the incredibly narrow building in Bristol looks like you would have to be two-dimensional to live there. 5 An unusually designed house on New Station Road in Fishponds, Bristol appears to be incredibly thinCredit: BPM 5 It measures

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Financial Assets

Major mortgage rules shake up could help first time buyers get on property ladder

A MAJOR shake up to mortgage rules could help first time buyers get on the property ladder more easily. Banks could be encouraged to offer more loans to people with smaller deposits and loosen limits on how much they can borrow. 1 It is understood that financial regulators are looking at ways to relax mortgage

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