First-time buyers are borrowing through mortgages that last an average of 31 years as the affordability of homes remains a stretch.A decade ago, the average mortgage term for those ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMore than half of first-time buyers received financial help from their family to make house purchases last year, according to estimates by estate agency ...

Mortgage lenders' attempts to lure in first-time buyers have stepped up with the UK's biggest building society allowing some to borrow more.The Nationwide said that from Tuesday, new borrowers ...

A pledge to permanently get rid of stamp duty tax for first-time buyers of properties costing up to £425,000 is expected to be included in the Conservative manifesto.The tax ...

37 minutes agoBy Kevin Peachey, Cost of living correspondent, BBC News • Lora Jones, Business reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesLabour says it will make permanent a scheme designed to ensure low-deposit mortgages are available for ...

The BSA's report, written by housing analyst Neal Hudson, suggests home ownership among younger people has been in decline over the last 20 years.First-time buyers faced the dual affordability ...

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As those proposals were dampened, then reversed, mortgage rates have started to fall again. The interest rate for a typical, new two-year fixed-rate home loan peaked at 6.65% in ...