Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
There are now over 150 mortgage deals offering 90% mortgages to first time buyers. The figures have doubled in 9 months, and there are more on the way, according to the Bank of England.
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Friday, February 5th, 2010

Demands for large mortgage deposits, long regarded as the killer for cash-strapped first time buyers, is relaxing, and the number of available first time buyer mortgage deals is on the rise.
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Good mortgage advice will make the mortgage market a safer place to be for consumers, even if that means encouraging homebuyers to be a little more ‘rational’ with regard to what they can afford, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Self-employed workers have been assured that new proposals by the Financial Services Authority will not block them from obtaining a mortgage.
“The FSA’s proposals on self-cert mortgages will not block access to the market for the self-employed,†said Lesley Titcomb of the FSA this week.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
For first time buyers, the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched back on, as lenders appear more open to smaller deposits for first time buyer mortgages. The number of 10%-deposit mortgage deals has risen from 89 to 105 since March, while the number of products available with a 15% mortgage deposit [...]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has claimed that new proposals could reduce borrowers’ access to finance in the mortgage market.  The AMI, which represents advisers giving mortgage advice, was referring to new proposals by the financial regulator (Financial Services Authority FSA) seeking to tighten up lending criteria by more rigorous judgement of the ‘affordability’ [...]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
New proposals by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to regulate mortgage lending will require lenders to refuse mortgage applications that are beyond what the homebuyer can reasonably afford. However, the current FSA proposals stop short of imposing limits on the loan-to-value ratios of mortgages, which relate to the size of the mortgage as a percentage of the value of the property, and would [...]
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Here are our top tips on how to make yourself ‘fitter’ and more attractive to mortgage lenders.
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