first-time buyers
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Products & Services
First-time buyers still face significant financial pressure
Affordability remains stretched, particularly for struggling first-time buyers, Mary-Lou Press, President of NAEA Propertymark has warned.
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Housing Market
Affordability issues masked in latest housing data, lender warns
First-time buyers are facing growing barriers to home ownership, says Skipton Building Society’s Charlotte Harrison.
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Regulation & Law
Rightmove calls for Stamp Duty changes after first-time buyer hike
Rightmove's Colleen Babcock says the average bill for first-time buyers tops £4.6k extra a year after a temporary Stamp Duty relief period ended.
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Housing Market
Market turmoil ‘hits first-time buyers hardest’
Rob Houghton, of Reallymoving, says first-time buyers are the group most exposed and vulnerable to rising rates in the home loans market.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers ‘suffer most’ from rising mortgage rates due to war
The cost of home loans for buyers trying to climb onto the housing ladder has jumped since war in the Middle East began last month.
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Marketing
First-time buyers ‘trust TikTok more than they do estate agents’
Lloyds Bank says social media platforms including TikTok have overtaken more trusted sources such as estate agents, lenders and brokers.
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Housing Market
Homes move ‘within reach of first-time buyers in most areas’
Nationwide's latest report reveals that affordability has improved for first-time buyers in 70% of local authority areas.
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Housing Market
Connells owner reveals ‘collapse’ of first-time-buyer market
Stuart Haire of Connells-owner Skipton says only one in 15 home purchases are now made by people aged under 25.
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Housing Market
FTBs in ‘driving seat’ for housing market in 2026, according to big lender
Nationwide's senior economist says first-time buyer activity was up around 20% on last year, with high loan-to-value lending at its highest level for more than a decade.
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Housing Market
First-time buyers to drive housing market in 2026, Zoopla analyst predicts
Zoopla research chief says first-time buyers continue to be the dominant buyer group in the housing market in 2026.
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