Fixed rates

Bank of Ireland UK unveils two-year fix at 95% LTV

Bank of Ireland UK is to introduce a two-year, 95% loan to value (LTV)...

The Leeds refreshes short-term fixed rate deals

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 2.55% fees-assisted, two-year fixed rate mortgage...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts residential rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced a number of rates on its residential mortgage range,...

Clydesdale Bank launches 90% LTV exclusives and cuts other rates

Clydesdale Bank launched new 90% LTV intermediary exclusives and made reductions across our residential...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils 85% LTV products

Newcastle Intermediaries is launching two two-year fixed rate 85% LTV products to support first...

Vida cuts residential rates by up to 95bps

Vida has made a series of price cuts to its residential mortgage products. Reductions apply...

New three-year deals from Platform

Platform has reintroduced its range of three year fixed rate mortgages. The intermediary mortgage brand...

Coventry for Intermediaries launches new product transfer range

Coventry for Intermediaries has introduced a new residential product transfer range for existing borrowers. The...

Newcastle Intermediaries revamps 80% LTV mortgage offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has made changes to its 80% mortgage range by cutting rates across...

New 85% LTV residential deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has introduced a pair of new residential mortgages at 85% loan to...

TSB’s Fix and Flex gets three-year option

TSB has launched a three-year option to its Fix and Flex range, adding to...

YBS unveils new first-time buyer deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched two new mortgages exclusively for people taking their...

Platform reintroduces products and reduces rates

Platform has reintroduced a number of mortgage products to reinstate its full range of products. This...

Virgin Money improves 90% offering

Virgin Money has made changes to its 90% LTV products. It has also made changes...

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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