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This was not an option with the lenders criteria. They tried to blag it and got found out.

A mortgage broker put down a client as a ftb when he and they knew they were not in the past, to get a better rate and the lender found out through searches, result, clients declined and mortgage broker taken off the lender panel and sacked by his network. I would not put the OP down as a ftb...

Anyway this is going round in circles. - - - Updated - - - As stated.

but can get you a better overall deal.

Mortgage fraud is taken quite seriously nowadays.

Not being funny but how do you know he can get a better deal without knowing all of his circumtances ?

I don't believe this is the case. Also as said, it is a disadvantage to be a first time buyer as you have no history of having a mortgage and paying it, therefore in this economic climate it is an advantage to show you have had a mortgage in the past and maintained the payments so why is this...

No, also they would not be any different than second time buyers.

Why would you want to be classified as a ftb anyway ?, it is not an advantage and quite often a disadvantage. The rates are not better for ftb's.

No. It is not the government lending the money, it is the lender.