Meg Bratley
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Almost half of young adults rarely or never put money aside in case they are unable to work
New research amongst 18 to 40-year-olds from the OneFamily Group, which includes the life and critical illness brand Beagle Street, has revealed a worryingly…
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Over 1.35 million high-LTV mortgage searches in 2025 underscore continuing affordability pressures for first-time buyers
The first-time buyer market is often discussed in binary terms, either resilient or struggling. The reality, reflected clearly in the latest Twenty7tec…
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First-time buyers: opportunity is regional, uneven and increasingly risky
In the second of two pieces from Aldermore Bank for our First Time Buyer week, Jon Cooper, Director of Mortgages, looks at…
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Later Life Lending is opening up the first-time buyer market for advisers
Written by Damon O’Connell, Director, Key Partnerships Property wealth is firmly established as central to the financial planning process, offering a wide…
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More flexibility for advisers as CIExpert adds Guardian to children’s CI Customiser Tool
As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation in protection advice, CIExpert has added Guardian to its Children’s Critical Illness (CI) Protection…
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Assessing the current lending landscape for first-time buyers
Written by John Doughty, chapter managing director at Just Mortgages You’d have to look back quite far to find a time when…
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The growing role of family support and the risks around gifted deposits
In the first of two pieces from Aldermore Bank for our First Time Buyer content week, Jon Cooper, Director of Mortgages, explores…
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Protection for FTB: how can advisers guide the conversation?
Written by Zara Bray, distribution director for the Mortgage & Protection Network at Quilter Financial Planning Protection is one of the areas…
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Perenna cuts rates by up to 21bps
Perenna today announces cuts to its recently launched 5-year fixed rate products of up to 21 basis points. Range highlights include: The…
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First-time buyers are changing, but lenders are failing to keep up
Written by Rob Lankey, National Sales Director, Afin Bank First-time buyers are vital to stimulate a thriving mortgage market, but at the…
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