Fixed rates

The Nottingham makes series of residential rate cuts

The Nottingham has reduced a selection of of residential mortgage rates. The building society has...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts high LTV rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates by up to 0.25 percentage points across its range...

Accord improves 80%-85% LTV residential products

Accord Mortgages has improved selected products in its 80%-85% loan to value (LTV) ranges. The...

Platform to cut selected higher LTV rates

Platform is making rate reductions of up to 0.26 percentage points on Monday 5...

The Yorkshire improves higher LTV products

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced selected rates across a range of higher loan-to-values...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts rates on 85% LTV deals

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates on a trio of products in its 85% LTV...

The Leeds boosts higher LTV mortgage offering

The Leeds Building Society has improved its higher loan to value (LTV) mortgage proposition. It...

The Nottingham revamps buy-to-let range

The Nottingham has made changes to its buy-to-let range, including adding a new three-year...

Accord cuts rates across range of LTV bands

Accord Mortgages is cutting rate cuts across a range of loan to values (LTVs),...

Metro Bank cuts rates and adds new fixes to residential range

Metro Bank has reduced pricing by 50bps across its 75% LTV residential range for...

NatWest cuts rates and adds trackers to range

NatWest is making changes to its product offering which includes rate reductions of up to 31bps,...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts owner-occupier rates by up to 70bps

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced the rates on selected mortgages by up to 70...

The Skipton moves back into 90% LTV new build space

The Skipton Building Society is re-entering the 90% loan to value (LTV) new build...

Virgin cuts rates and adds cashback deals

Virgin Money has launched new purchase exclusive products with £1,000 cashback. It has also unveiled...

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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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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