Countrywide CEO Grenville Turner has said that he expects a return to mainstream mortgage lending above the 90% LTV level in the first half of 2013

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95% LTV mortgages are not back... yet

The latest Regulated Mortgage Survey (RMS) data from the CML this month has sparked a good number of positive headlines about 'the return of the first-time buyer market'.

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Scottish council considers funding deposits for first-time buyers

Aberdeenshire Council was presented proposals to create a Local Authority Mortgage Scheme (LAMS), which would see first-time buyers have a proportion of their deposit guaranteed by the council, this week.

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Halifax provides FTB boost with cuts across range

Halifax has launched a number of new products and announced a succession of rate reductions across its product range in further support for homemovers and first time buyers


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