Fixed rates

Possible shift to rate rises

Recent predictions about possible mortgage rate rises could be starting to crystallise, according to...

New H&R BS “innovative” five-year fix

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a new five-year fixed rate 95%...

Vida Homeloans adds Fee Saver option

Vida Homeloans has unveiled its new specialist residential mortgage range, including two-year variable rates...

Accord unveils fixed rate cuts

Accord Mortgages has cut rates on a number of fixed rate mortgages by up...

Nationwide unveils fixed rate cuts

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgage products by...

New fixed rates from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new range of fixed rate mortgage products available for buy-to-let...

Landbay unveils professional landlord mortgage offering

Landbay has introduced a new range of products for professional landlords. The buy-to-let lender's new offering...

Virgin Money claims ‘red hot’ deals for 2017

Virgin Money has introduced what it has dubbed‘Red Hot’ mortgages across its residential and buy-to-let...

Aldermore unveils HTB mortgage guarantee replacement

Aldermore has introduced new residential mortgages as well as new first-time buyer deals following...

Landlords increasingly opting for five-year fixes

Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report reveals that fixed term...

New deals from Magellan Homeloans

Magellan Homeloans has launched two new product ranges and cut its fixed rates pricing.  The changes,...

Pepper unveils 30-month fixes

Pepper Homeloans has launched a limited edition residential mortgage offering 30-month fixed rates. The rates,...

The Chelsea launches 1.83% four-year fix

The Chelsea Building Society has unveiled what Moneyfacts has said is a market-leading four-year...

New two-year deals from the Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire Building Society has unveiled a new range of two-year purchase and remortgage products. The...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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