Fixed rates

Mortgage costs down in Q2

The latest data from Mortgage Brain shows that the majority of mainstream mortgages have...

TMW cuts two and five year rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates on selected two-year tracker products by up...

The Skipton offers sub 1% rates for first time

Tomorrow (13 July) the Skipton Building Society is cutting fixed interest rates for mortgages...

TSB cuts five-year remortgage rates

TSB Bank has reduced the interest rate by 0.10 percentage points on the five-year...

TML reduces selected five-year fixes 

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has cut its five-year fixed rate products in Tiers 1-6...

Millennials look to be smart with their mortgages

92% of 18-34 year olds have a repayment mortgage deal, according to research from...

The Leeds launches second home range

Following borrower and broker demand, the Leeds Building Society has introduced a new range...

New HTB and new build rates at Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new Help to Buy range. The lender originally announced...

Pepper cuts core mortgage rates

Pepper Homeloans has cut its shorter term fixed rates by up to 0.95 percentage...

Barclays introduces new mortgages rates

On 27 June Barclays is launching new residential and buy-to-let mortgage products, including exclusive...

Santander moves to boost buy-to-let market

Santander has made fee reductions on both its 60% loan to value (LTV) and...

Leeds BS refreshes fixed rate offering

The Leeds Building Society has revised its range of fixed rate mortgages. New two and...

New resi and BTL deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has unveiled a range of new mortgage products across its residential and...

Fixed rate BTL cuts at Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans has reduced its two, three and five-year fixed rates on its...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Latest news

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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