Fixed rates

New Accord products include 90% LTV deals

Accord Mortgages has introduced 15 new products and made a number of rate reductions...

YBS cuts 80% LTV rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has cut rates on a series of its home loans...

Barclays expands 90% LTV mortgage availability

Barclays has made a series of changes to its residential and Reward ranges. The bank...

The Saffron offers broker exclusive 90% deals

The Saffron Building Society has introduced a pair of limited first-time buyer products to...

New Help to Buy fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of Help to Buy products. The range of...

NatWest returns to 90% LTV mortgage lending

NatWest has reintroduced a range of 90% loan to value (LTV) residential purchase mortgages...

Accord unveils positive changes to 90% LTV offering

Accord Mortgages is reducing product fees to £495 (from £995) and launching a cashback...

TSB cuts range of residential rates

TSB Bank has reduced a number of rates within its residential mortgage range. First-time buyer...

Stark difference in average minimum and maximum loan amounts available

The average maximum loan available to mortgage borrowers in November was £278,145, while the...

New first-time buyer five-year fix from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has launched a new mortgage for first-time buyers. The Core product is fixed...

TSB makes selected residential rate reductions

TSB Bank has announced a number of changes to its residential range of mortgages. The...

New Flexit deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has introduced two new fixed rate Flexit mortgages with no...

New FTB and homemover products from TSB

TSB Bank has unveiled new 85-90% LTV products in its first-time buyer and home...

Pepper Money reduces residential rates

Pepper Money has made changes to its residential products, with rate reductions, new criteria...

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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