Fixed rates

Perenna expands long-term fixed rate range

Perenna has broadened its range of long-term fixed rate mortgages, introducing new seven, 10...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates and expands energy-efficient home range

HSBC UK is reducing rates and broadening its product suite for both residential and...

The Buckinghamshire cuts rates across specialist credit ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced rates by 0.20% across three of its specialist credit...

Virgin Money unveils new tracker and fixed-rate deals

Virgin Money is launching a wide range of new mortgage products on Tuesday 28...

Santander cuts rates and launches new large loan products

Santander has reduced residential and buy-to-let fixed rates across its new business and product...

Hinckley & Rugby adds new fixed and discounted mortgage options

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has refreshed its core residential and joint borrower sole...

Accord launches new range with cashback boost for first-time buyers

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of residential and buy-to-let products, introducing rate...

Barclays reduces rates with new products and cuts across higher LTV range

Barclays is set to reduce rates across a number of its residential mortgage products...

The Newcastle cuts PT rates and launches new three-year deals

Newcastle Building Society has cut rates across its five-year product transfer range and introduced...

Handelsbanken joins Sesame lender panel

Sesame has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel, giving advisers access to a bank...

The Newcastle expands 98% First Step mortgage to whole market

Newcastle for Intermediaries has widened access to its new low-deposit mortgage product, First Step,...

Market Harborough cuts rates for larger loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its residential larger loan range by...

Mortgage rates edge higher after eight-month decline

Average fixed mortgage rates have risen for the first time in eight months, according...

Borrower confidence returns as mortgage applications surge, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose sharply in September as borrowers took advantage of falling rates, according...

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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