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We don't need Your First Home – we need planning reform

TAB's CEO Duncan Kreeger argues the government's new equity loan scheme papers over the cracks – what the UK really needs is planning reform

We don't need Your First Home – we need planning reform

Santander Mortgage Rates

114 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates starting at 4.03% with a £999 product fee for its 5 year products

Santander Mortgage Rates

HSBC Mortgage Rates

328 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates from 3.86% with a £999 product fee for their 5 year products. They also offer an existing customer rate for Buy to Let from 3.96% with a £1,999 product fee for a 5 year product.

HSBC Mortgage Rates

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

44 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering a Club Lloyds First Time Buyer fixed rate at 4.10% with no product fee for a 5 year product.

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

Mortgage approvals slip again as buyers await Budget support

House purchase approvals fell to 54,900 in August while effective rates on new mortgages climbed to 4.6% ahead of the Budget

Mortgage approvals slip again as buyers await Budget support

London property slump deepens as brokers brace for October Budget

Adviser warns stamp duty, a stalled base rate and fading confidence are leaving London buyers unable to move

London property slump deepens as brokers brace for October Budget

Burnham's Your First Home scheme wins cautious industry backing

New-build equity loan plan could halve what first-time buyers need to save, but affordability and supply questions remain

Burnham's Your First Home scheme wins cautious industry backing

Londoners underpay property tax by £3.1bn a year, and the north foots the bill, says think tank

The Resolution Foundation wants council tax and stamp duty replaced with a flat 0.7% annual levy

Londoners underpay property tax by £3.1bn a year, and the north foots the bill, says think tank

What overpricing is really costing the UK housing market

Charlie Lamdin says estate agent overvaluation is the single biggest cause of slow transactions and failed sales

What overpricing is really costing the UK housing market