Getting keys into the hands of more First Time Buyers remains at the heart of what we do today. Learn from our experts about hot topics in the First Time Buyer market and what products and criteria we’re offering to help them into their first homes.
Track Record, a step in the right direction
Lucy Lewis, National Accounts Lead, discusses our Track Record mortgage and how it helps to address some of the current issues for renters.
Article | 19 June 2024
Lucy Lewis
Track Record articleIncome Booster: It's a game changer
Are you ready to help your clients take on affordability? Hear why Income Booster (aka Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor) could be a game changer for your first time buyers and people struggling to get back onto the ladder.
Podcast | 3 May 2024
Derek Adams, Jen Lloyd and Andy Charalambous
Income Booster podcastNew Build with Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans, Senior National Accounts and New Build Lead, shares his views on New Build.
Video | 26 April 2024
Jonathan Evans
New Build videoSupporting more people into Home Ownership
Lucy Lewis, National Accounts & First Time Buyer Lead, shares her views on First Time Buyers and home ownership.
Article | 12 April 2024
Lucy Lewis
Home Ownership articleThe Year of the First Time Buyer
James Robertshaw, Telephone Business Development Manager, provides his views on First Time Buyers from last year and looks ahead at what 2024 could look like.
Article | 27 March 2024
James Robertshaw
The Year of the FTB articleMortgage revolution - green innovations and inclusion insights
Discover insights into lender innovation and its impact on first-time buyers, along with Skipton’s innovative solutions to support them. They explore initiatives promoting green practices in the mortgage and housing sector, examining their impact on advisers, clients, and the opportunities they present. The conversation also touches on experiences with mentoring schemes, which contribute to creating a more inclusive mortgage advisory sector.
Podcast | 21 November 2023
Kimberley Dondo, Digital Content Manager at Mortgage Strategy, Lucy Lewis, National Accounts Lead at Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries and Robert Sinclair, CEO at AMI.
Mortgage revolution podcastSupporting First Time Buyers
Charlotte Harrison, Skipton's CEO - Home Financing and Clare Beardmore, Director at L&G Mortgage Club, discuss the roles of lenders and Mortgage Clubs in supporting First Time Buyers.
Video | 17 November 2023
Derek Adams
Supporting First Time Buyers videoMaximising opportunities for first time buyers
There’s never been a tougher time to be a first-time home buyer. With the soaring cost of living, high interest rates, and the feeling of owning a home seeming out of reach for many, how can mortgage lenders and brokers maximise opportunities in the first-time buyer market and help their customers get onto the ladder?
Podcast | 28 September 2023
Jen Lloyd Head of Mortgage Products and Proposition at Skipton and James Kinns New Build Director at the Mortgage Store
First Time Buyers podcastThe courage of a First Time Buyer
National Account Lead, Derek Adams, looks at the challenges faced by First Time Buyers and what Skipton Building Society is doing to try and help them.
Article | 27 September 2023
Derek Adams
Courage of an FTB articleLife after Help to Buy
James Robertshaw, Business Development Manager, provides his views on life after Help to Buy and options to consider.
Article | 20 June 2023
James Robertshaw
Help to Buy articleHow brokers can help their clients to overcome the affordability challenge
Against the backdrop of a volatile economy and rising interest rates, many first-time buyers are questioning whether they will ever be able to enter the property market. With the hurdles to entry only increasing, how can brokers help their clients to overcome the most common set-backs that stand between them and their dream home?
Podcast | 16 June 2023
Building Society for Intermediaries with Craig Hall Director of New Homes at LSL Financial Services
Affordability challenge podcastTrack Record - no deposit needed
Listen to our panel of experts discuss the new, no-deposit, Track Record.
Podcast | 10 May 2023
Kimberley Dondo, Digital Content Manager at Mortgage Strategy, Charlotte Harrison, CEO of Home Financing at Skipton Building Society, and Andrew Montlake, MD at Coreco.
Track Record podcast