Fixed rates

The Skipton cuts residential rates

The Skipton Building Society has launched an updated residential mortgage range with rate reductions...

Leek United unveils pair of new fixed rate mortgages

The Leek United has launched new two-year and five-year fixed rate mortgages. The new five-year...

The Harpenden diversifies with new fixed rate deal

The Harpenden Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate residential mortgage. The mutual says...

New five-year fixes from TSB

TSB has made changes to its residential range of fixed rate mortgages: It has introduced...

The Yorkshire cuts longer-term fixed rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates across its mortgage range. The mutual has reduced...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs continue to fall

Latest figures from Mortgage Brain’s quarterly product data analysis reveal that mortgage costs in...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new five-year BTL fixes

Foundation Home Loans has launched two new five-year buy-to-let fixed-rate products and made a...

Clydesdale Bank Intermediaries cuts fixed rates

Clydesdale Bank Intermediaries is reducing rates by up to 0.35 percentage points across its...

Barclays unveils new Great Escape three-year deals

Barclays has made a number of positive changes across its Residential and Reward ranges. It...

Coventry for Intermediaries reduces five-year rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut rates on its five-year fixed residential mortgages by up...

TSB cuts residential fixed rates

TSB has revised its residential range of fixed rate mortgages. Changes are as follows: Three-year...

The Leeds up maximum BTL LTV to 80%

The Leeds Building Society is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) on buy-to-let...

Landbay revamps product offering

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has cut its standard five-year fixed rate, which now starts at...

The Leeds unveils pair of new 10-year mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has inutroduced two new 10-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages. The new...

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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