Fixed rates

Mortgage rate movement stays unsettled

Mortgage rates remain unsettled with mixed movement seen for all main product types over...

Growing volumes of first-time buyer lending

First-time buyers accounted for 19% of intermediary business over the last three months, the...

Eight new deals from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on eight mortgages. Deals includes...

Average five-year fix at 3.45%

MoneySuperMarket is advising homeowners to fix their mortgage now while providers are cutting rates. The comparison...

New Flexx deals from the Coventry

Coventry for Intermediaries has unveiled a new residential range offering two and five-year Flexx-Fixed products and...

Accord cuts 90% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages is reducing its mortgages for customers with a 10% deposit by up to...

First Direct unveils new rates

First Direct has made rate changes across its mortgage range. Changes include reductions on a number...

New BTLs and higher LTVs from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made of changes to its mortgage range, including improvements to its...

Popularity of fixed rates approaching record levels

96% of homebuyers opted for fixed rate mortgages during September for a second successive...

24 new fixes for Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has made widespread changes to its buy-to-let product range, with 24 new...

Investec cuts professional mortgage rates

Investec Private Banking has cut its three and five-year fixed rates by up to 0.3 percentage points on...

New fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is to reduce rates by up to 0.50 percentage points tomorrow (22 October)...

The Mansfield reintroduces intermediary BTL range

The Mansfield Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let mortgage range into the intermediary market. Products now...

Aldermore offers its lowest ever five-year BTL fix

Aldermore has introduced a new limited edition buy-to let remortgage product, which is its...

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...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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