Fixed rates

Hampshire Trust cuts BTL/HMO five-year rate

Hampshire Trust Bank’s commercial mortgages team has reduced its remortgage buy-to-let and house in...

New BTL fixes from BM Solutions

BM Solutions has introduced two new buy-to-let fixed rate products. Details are as follows: 1.45%...

Cost of mortgages starts to increase

Mortgage Brain has revealed that the cost of mortgages is on the rise with...

Platform cuts fixed rates and changes criteria

Platform cut has rates on selected 90% LTV mortgages across two, three and five-year...

Barclays Mortgages cuts fixed rates

Barclays Mortgages has reduced rates on some of its most popular residential mortgage deals. The...

Two-year fixes bounce back in popularity

LMS has reported that demand for two-year fixed deals increased for the first time...

TSB cuts two & five-year fixed rate mortgages

TSB has reduced selected two-year and five-year fixed rates by up to 0.20 percentage...

The Skipton makes cuts to buy-to-let rates

The Skipton Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.49 percentage points across...

Accord revamps buy-to-let offering

Accord has unveiled 17 new buy-to-let deals as well as reduced rates by up...

BM Solutions offers remortgage cashback and new fixed rates

BM Solutions is increasing its cashback offer from £250 to £500 on selected remortgage...

New two-year deal from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched a new two-year, fixed-rate product within its standard range. The new product...

New self-employed exclusive from Newcastle Intermediaries

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched another self-employed mortgage exclusive. The two year fixed product at 2.20%...

The Leeds makes fixed rate cuts

The Leeds Building Society has revamped its mortgage range by reducing its fixed rate deals...

New retention range from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has unveiled a new range of retention products for existing...

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

PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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