Fixed rates

MHBS gives 48 hours’ notice of product withdrawals

After its recent commitment to intermediaries to provide as much notice as possible when...

Clydesdale unveils repriced mortgages

Clydesdale Bank has announced the launch of new mortgage products. The details are as follows: Exclusives: ...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new owner-occupied and BTL ‘Special’ deals

Foundation Home Loans has added new Special products to both its owner-occupied and buy-to-let...

Virgin Money becomes latest lender to raise fixed rate mortgage pricing

Virgin Money is increasing the pricing of a number of its mortgage products at...

LendInvest completes homebuyer mortgage offer in three days

LendInvest has completed a mortgage offer in three days for a couple looking to...

Virgin Money ups mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage variable revert rates, following the announcement...

Coventry for Intermediaries unveils residential and buy-to-let deals

Coventry for intermediaries has expanded its range of new business products for residential and...

Buckinghamshire BS launches new fee-free shared ownership offering

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new shared ownership proposition with rates cut by...

Hanley Economic BS unveils two-year fee-free shared ownership fix

Hanley Economic Building Society has announced the launch of a fee-free two-year fixed rate...

Leeds adds 95% LTV cashback mortgage to range

Leeds Building Society has added a new mortgage with cashback to its higher loan...

Reliance Bank improves shared ownership and key worker propositions

Reliance Bank has increased its LTV banding from 90% to 95% LTV percentage share...

Pepper Money cuts rates and adds new deals

Pepper Money has bolstered its mortgage range with the launch of new Limited Edition...

Clydesdale Bank withdraws select two and five-year fixed rate mortgages

Clydesdale Bank is making a series of changes to its mortgage offering. The lender is...

Gen H cuts rates by up to 65bps

Gen H has announced rate reductions for all of its products by up to...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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Mortgage Brain adds Paymentshield home insurance option to CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated Paymentshield into CRM Brain, allowing brokers to introduce home insurance...

L&C strengthens senior team with partnerships and technology hires

L&C Mortgages has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Rachael Hunnisett...

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

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