Fixed rates

Santander reduces rates and increases large loan ceiling

Santander has cut mortgage rates and introduced new loyalty deals. Buy-to-let rates now start from...

Large fall in mortgage rates last year, says Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has claimed that its quarterly product data analysis show that some mortgage...

Paradigm expands lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Ipswich Building Society to its lender panel. The Ipswich...

The Yorkshire unveils two-year fix at 95% LTV

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched a 4.49% mortgage for borrowers with a 5%...

New five-year fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of 65% and 75% LTV five-year fixed rate...

Lowest ever two-year fix from Platform

Platform has cut its residential two-year fixed rate to 1.59% from its previous record low...

New higher fee/lower rate from NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be adding four new higher fee/lower rate 60% LTV mortgage deals...

Barclays unveils best ever limited edition fixed remos

Barclays has launched its best ever limited edition fixed rate products. The deals are available...

Rise in number of borrowers opting for variable rates

10% of mortgage applicants to Mortgage Advice Bureau in December opted for variable rates....

Longer-term fixed rate cuts by the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a new 10-year fixed rate deal which it...

The Nationwide slashes Save to Buy rates

The Nationwide Building Society has cut all of its 95% LTV Save to Buy...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates by up to 25bps

Coventry Intermediaries has made rate cuts in both its residential and buy-to-let ranges.  Lower rates on...

The Skipton cuts fixed rates

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled its lowest ever fixed mortgage rate. Rates have been...

Seven rates cut by Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates on seven mortgages, including two...

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A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

AI won’t replace mortgage brokers – but those who don’t adapt could be left behind, say industry leaders

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the mortgage industry but it won’t replace the role of the broker, according to a panel of sector...

Why the mortgage industry must digitise for the customer, not just for compliance

Home buyers today can manage their finances, verify their ID and even order a sofa for next-day delivery all from their phones. Yet when...

The BBC’s exposé isn’t news to mortgage advisers – but it might be to the public

Let’s be honest, for mortgage advisers, the recent Panorama investigation into conditional selling by estate agents wasn’t so much a revelation as it was...

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MAB sees revenues rise 19% as adviser productivity strengthens

Mortgage Advice Bureau has posted a robust trading update for the first half of...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 32bps

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has unveiled sweeping rate cuts across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...