Fixed rates

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Borrowers shift back to 2-year fixes as rate hopes grow

Mortgage borrowers are increasingly opting for 2-year fixed-rate deals as expectations build that mortgage...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts fixed rates across residential and buy-to-let range

Coventry for intermediaries has cut rates across its fixed mortgage range, with reductions available...

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates for third time this month

Nationwide Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across...

Accord trims rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Accord Mortgages is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for the...

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates across residential range and launches new tracker deals

Barclays is reducing rates across a broad range of residential mortgage products from 19...

Nationwide cuts rates across fixed mortgage proposition

Nationwide is cutting rates across its fixed mortgage range for first-time buyers, home movers...

Coventry BS cuts selection of residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 11bps

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

Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers

Nationwide is reducing rates across its switcher mortgage range for existing customers by up...

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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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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