Fixed rates

Halifax reduces first-time buyer rates

Halifax has lowered the rates on its mortgage products aimed at first-time buyers. The changes apply to...

The Leeds offers LSL buy-to-let exclusive

Leeds Building Society has launched a new two-year 70% LTV buy-to-let fixed rate product,...

Accord cuts five-year fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has announced a 0.15 percentage point reduction on selected five-year fixed rate...

New fixed rate deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is launching a refreshed range of two and five-year fixed rate...

N&P unveils lowest 90% LTV 5-year deal

The Norwich & Peterborough Building Society has launched a 2.93% five-year fixed rate for...

The Nationwide cuts fixed rate deals

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting a number of fixed rate mortgages at up to 75 per...

The Ipswich cuts rates for mortgage misfits

The Ipswich Building Society has cut rates for nine of its mortgage products, available to...

New YBS deal “lowest” fixed rate available

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched a 1.14% two-year fixed rate mortgage, which it...

TSB cuts homemover rates

TSB has cut rates across a range of mortgages for homemovers with a high...

TFC Homeloans expands lender panel

TFC Homeloans has added Kensington to its panel of lenders. Brokers will now be able...

Widespread ignorance over mortgage details

Over five million people in Britain have no idea how much their mortgage is...

Skipton lowers fixed rates

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two and five-year fixed...

New mortgage deals from Barclays

Barclays is cutting mortgage rates across its two and five-year fixed, low loan to...

Virgin Money unveils rate cuts

Virgin Money has made a number of rate reductions on selected products.  Key changes to 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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