Fixed rates

Masthaven cuts residential first charge rates

Masthaven Bank has made a series of rate cuts on its residential first charge...

NatWest cuts rates by up to 84bps

NatWest has made a series of changes across its product portfolio for both new...

Virgin Money introduces new remortgage exclusives

Virgin Money is launching two new remortgage exclusives and reducing rates on a number...

Barclays announces BTL and residential rate cuts

Barclays Mortgages have made rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let product ranges for...

Dudley BS replaces 5-year fixed range with single 95% product

The Dudley Building Society has simplified its fixed rate product range by replacing it...

Fall in ‘furlough friendly’ mortgage searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria platform saw 'furlough friendly' mortgage searches fall by...

Pepper launches new limited edition deals

Pepper Money has unveiled new Limited Edition residential and buy-to-let products, including its lowest...

Virgin Money cuts BTL and residential mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made a series of reductions across its residential and buy-to-let range. The...

Nottingham cuts rates and adds discount deals

The Nottingham has reduced rates on its two and five-year fixed residential products by...

Clydesdale Bank cuts rates and unveils remortgage exclusives

Clydesdale Bank has launched a new range of remortgage exclusive products and is also...

The Skipton to offer 95% LTV on new builds

The Skipton Building Society is to enter the 95% loan to value new build...

Newcastle Intermediaries rejoins large loan market

Newcastle Intermediaries has re-entered the large loan market with a new offering and products...

New two and five-year fixes from Platform

Platform has introduced a new range of five-year fixed rate mortgages for borrowers looking...

Accord cuts mortgage rates and extends end dates

Accord Mortgages has withdrawn its current product range and will replace it at 9am...

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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MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

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

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