Fixed rates

Rates down, proc fees up at Bluestone Mortgages

Bluestone Mortgages has made a number of changes to its offering. It has launched new fixed...

Tesco Bank unveils its lowest ever tracker rate

Tesco Bank has introduced its lowest ever tracker rate mortgage at 0.98%. It has also reduced...

New limited edition five-year deal from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has launched a new limited edition, five year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage...

The Yorkshire offers FTBs a 3.25% fix

The Yorkshire Building Society has introduced a two-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.25%. The 95%...

New rates from Platform

Platform has cut select residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates by up to 0.10 percentage points. the intermediary-led...

New five-year deals from Pepper Homeloans

Pepper Homeloans has launched limited edition five-year fixed rates starting from 2.88% on its...

Keystone unveils new 3.69% three year BTL deal

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 3.69% to...

New Select mortgage range from Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled a new Select mortgage range, with rates starting from 2.39% for a...

New five-year BTL deal from Pepper Homeloans

Pepper Homeloans has launched a limited edition buy-to-let five-year fixed rate of 2.98%. It has a...

Rise in buy-to-let fixed rates

Mortgages for Business has reported that buy-to-let fixed rates rose in April across two,...

Tesco Bank makes fixed rate cuts

Tesco Bank has cut the rates on a number of its two and five-year fixed rate mortgage deals. New...

TSB cuts selected buy-to-let rates

TSB has cut interest rates by up to 25 basis points on selected buy-to-let home mover...

HSBC cuts 14 fixed rates

HSBC has made cuts of up to 25 basis points (bps) on fixed rate mortgages...

New fixed rate deals from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has refreshed its range of buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage products. The deal, which...

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...

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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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