Lenders have additional perks with residential mortgages to attract borrowers with thousands of incentive deals on offer.

The first time buyer market remains buoyant with over 4% more purchasing their new homes compared to this time last year.

Zoopla reveals the highest rental demand in London are for homes in Docklands which can benefit buy-to-let investors owners.

A committee of MPs have called for wide ranging legal reform protecting leaseholders from unfair charges and ground rents.

Home buyers are paying more for their mortgages closing the monthly cost gap with renting, but homeowners are still better off.

Numbers of first time buyers have reached 372,000 accounting for the majority of home purchases since 1995, says Halifax.

If you are single and looking to step on the property ladder the most affordable homes can be found in outer London boroughs.

First time buyers can have a 100% mortgage from Lloyds Bank but requires parents to make a 10% savings account deposit.

Britain's oldest recorded town Colchester offers the cheapest combined annual mortgage and season ticket commute to London.

The number of first time buyers taking the first steps on the property ladder are half of all mortgaged purchases in 2018.

For the first time in thirty years there has been an increase in home ownership for young families according to think tank.

Mortgage rates for first time buyers with small deposits have reached a record low despite rise in base interest rates.