Fixed rates

Platform cuts rates and ups SVR

Platform has made interest rate reductions to a number of its mortgage products, with...

Remortgaging now “could save homeowners over £5,000”

According to new analysis by Experian and L&C Mortgages, borrowers could save over £5,000...

YBS unveils new longer-term fixes for remortgagors

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a range of new mortgage deals. £6.7 billion worth of...

Clydesdale rejigs residential mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its residential mortgage offering. The changes are as follows: ...

Hanley Economic BS unveils two fixed rate deals

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced two new residential fixed rate mortgages. The first is...

Harpenden BS cuts residential rates and fees

Harpenden Building Society has made a range of number of mortgage product changes and...

The Nottingham improves first-time buyer no-fee deal

The Nottingham has announced rate reductions to its no-fee five-year fixed 95% LTV mortgage...

Saffron revamps offering and urges: ‘let’s get them home’

The Saffron Building Society has launched a new campaign - ‘Let’s get them home’...

Kensington unveils 11-40 year fixed rate mortgages

Kensington Mortgages has introduced its first long-term fixed rate mortgage, available from Tuesday 23...

Clydesdale Bank increases mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing the rates on selected mortgages. The bank is also launching new products. These...

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

Accord Mortgages is making changes to its mortgage range tomorrow (12 November). The intermediary-only lender...

MPowered Mortgages expands range and cuts rates

MPowered Mortgages has introduced new limited edition products, with rates across its five-year fixed...

Buckingham BS unveils five-year fixed rate remortgage product

Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced the launch of a five-year fixed rate mortgage product. The...

New deals and rate cuts from the Mansfield

Mansfield Building Society has reduced rates on seven existing mortgage products and added two...

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...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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