One in five buyers stayed in a toxic job to protect their application, but the bigger risk may be how they spend
Mutual lenders provided more than 60,000 new homebuyer mortgages in the six months to March
The UK's average first-time buyer age is 28 – but brokers say location, deposits, and knowledge still hold many back
Mortgage advisers warn first-time buyers in London about lease length, lender rejections, and the hidden costs of flat ownership
First-time buyers and wage growth are fuelling resilience in the Yorkshire property market as national conditions cool
Asking prices rise fastest in sub-£170,000 markets as affordability drives demand north
