Fixed rates

The Market Harborough cuts fixed mortgage rate pricing

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.20% across...

Newcastle for Intermediaries reduces residential stress rate

Newcastle for Intermediaries has improved affordability options by reducing its residential stress rate for...

Clydesdale Bank announces rate increases across multiple product ranges

Clydesdale Bank has confirmed it will increase interest rates across a number of its...

Data shows full extent of market surge preceding Stamp Duty change

The UK housing market saw a sharp uptick in activity during the first quarter...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates despite rising swaps

MPowered Mortgages has announced cuts to selected three-year fixed mortgage rates, bucking the recent...

Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money ease stress rate to boost affordability

Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money have announced a key change to their affordability assessments...

Mortgage payment shock looms for half a million households as fixed terms expire

Almost half a million UK homeowners face a significant financial shock this year as...

Family BS cuts rates and adds ‘high-loan’ options

Family Building Society has launched a refreshed mortgage product range featuring rate reductions of...

First-time buyers claim bigger slice of mortgage market as conditions ease

First-time buyers are taking a significantly larger share of the mortgage market, according to...

Gable Mortgages launches zero-deposit products to support first-time buyers

Gable Mortgages has entered the UK market with the launch of two zero-deposit mortgage...

Barclays cuts affordability rates to widen access to home ownership

Barclays has reduced its affordability rates for residential mortgages, in a move that will...

The Suffolk trims residential and expat 2-year fixed rates

Suffolk Building Society has announced rate reductions across its two-year fixed residential and expat...

Santander cuts rates across more than 60 mortgage products

Santander UK will reduce rates by up to 0.19% across more than 60 mortgage...

Virgin Money trims rates and unveils new exclusives

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its mortgage range today (Friday...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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