Katharine McPhee gushes over being a first-time mother during The Kelly Clarkson Show appearance

Katharine McPhee gushes over becoming a mother for the first time in a sneak peek from an upcoming episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. During the 37-year-old singer’s appearance, the topic of conversation focused on her newborn son, Rennie David, whom she welcomed earlier this year with husband David Foster, 71. When Clarkson asked how McPhee was doing … Read more

Most popular spots for first-time buyers using the Lifetime Isa revealed

Bristol has once again been named as the most popular spot for first-time buyers purchasing their home with the help of Government-funded bonuses, This is Money can reveal. A total of 196 homes have been bought in the city with the help of a Lifetime Isa from the UK’s most popular provider so far this … Read more

UK first-time homebuyers need £59k deposit – up £12k on a year ago – study finds

First-time buyers need average deposit of nearly £59,000, which is £12,000 more than a year ago, study finds First time buyers need £12,000 more for a deposit than this time last year Halifax study found deposit requirement increased in every region of the UK Wales was found to have most significant increase with average amount increasing … Read more

UK first-time homebuyers need £59k deposit – up £12k on a year ago – study finds

First-time buyers need average deposit of nearly £59,000, which is £12,000 more than a year ago, study finds First time buyers need £12,000 more for a deposit than this time last year Halifax study found deposit requirement increased in every region of the UK Wales was found to have most significant increase with average amount increasing … Read more

The most and least affordable places for first-time buyers now

The gulf between the most and least affordable places to live within different regions of Britain is growing, Nationwide Building Society research shows. Within London, the notoriously expensive borough of Kensington and Chelsea is the least affordable place in the capital to live, when taking into account factors like house prices and average earnings. Within … Read more

Golden Globe first-time nominees such as Maria Bakalova and Amanda Seyfriend talk

The Golden Globes will air this Sunday on NBC, though it will look quite different, for a few reasons. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host a bi-coastal ceremony from New York and Los Angeles, with a record 18 first-time nominees this year. All 18 of the first-timers, including Borat 2 star Maria Bakalova and … Read more

Best 10% deposit mortgages: What are the top rates for first-time buyers?

Mortgages needing 10 per cent deposits are continuing to return to the market, in a welcome move for first-time buyers. Lenders have launched 117 new products since the beginning of the year, and 29 in the first two weeks of February alone, according to information website Moneyfacts. These lower-deposit mortgages are popular with first-time buyers, … Read more

First-time mum gives birth to identical twins who were born on DIFFERENT days

A first-time mum has given birth to identical twins who were born on different days in separate sacs.  Kirsten Stevens, from Somerset, became mother to twins, Hugo and Leo, now 20 months old were born 11 minutes apart in 2019. But as her boys were born either side of midnight, the pair, who doctors initially … Read more

Twice as many first-time buyers splashed more than £1million on their home last year 

The proportion of first-time buyers spending more than £1million on their homes has doubled in the past year. Two per cent of buyers spent a seven-figure sum on their first home in 2020, compared to one per cent the year before, according to data from the estate agent Hamptons International.  Based on Halifax data which … Read more

Twice as many first-time buyers splashed more than £1million on their home last year 

The proportion of first-time buyers spending more than £1million on their homes has doubled in the past year. Two per cent of buyers spent a seven-figure sum on their first home in 2020, compared to one per cent the year before, according to data from the estate agent Hamptons International.  Based on Halifax data which … Read more