Fixed rates

Accord reduces 65% LTV mortgage rates

Accord Mortgages has cut mortgage rates for borrowers with a 35% deposit. The intermediary-only lender's ^%%...

The Leeds unveils incentives for fixed rate deals

The Leeds Building Society's latest fixed rate mortgage deals include incentives such as low fees,...

The Yorkshire offers four-year fixes for the first time

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched its first ever range of four-year fixed rate...

Lloyds cuts two-year fixed rates

Lloyds Bank has cut rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgages for first time...

Three new deals from Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched three new reversionary two-year fixed rate...

Barclays improves Family Springboard proposition

From 6 May, first-time buyers obtaining the fee-free Barclays Family Springboard mortgage will see...

New deals from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has launches its lowest ever five-year fixed rate at 2.19%. The deal comes...

Tesco Bank introduces 95% LTV deals

Tesco Bank has launched its first range of 95% LTV mortgage products. The new range...

The Co-op unveils 1.09% two-year fix

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new two-year fixed rate mortgage, priced at 1.09%...

Buy-to-let trackers getting more expensive

The latest Buy to Let Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has found that...

Metro Bank reduces five-year fixed rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its residential five-year fixed rate mortgages. For residential mortgages under £1.5...

The Nationwide cuts rates

The Nationwide Building Society is tomorrow (30 April) making a series of rate reductions...

Landlords increasingly opting for longer term fixed rates

Intermediaries are writing more mortgage business with longer-term initial rates, Paragon Mortgages has claimed. The results...

1.68% three-year deal from First Direct

First Direct has launched a new 1.68% three-year fixed rate repayment mortgage. 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...

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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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