Remortgages

2015 saw new low for fixed rates

Fixed rate mortgages fell to their lowest levels last year, while the standard variable...

64% of remortgagors secured a lower rate

11% of borrowers who remortgaged in December did so to pay off other debts...

New record peak in secured lending

October secured lending totalled £98.5m, increasing 6% from the previous record set in September,...

BBA: gross mortgage borrowing up 24% year-on-year

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has stated that gross mortgage borrowing of £12.4 billion...

Nine-year high for equity withdrawals

The total amount of equity withdrawn through remortgaging reached £837m in the final month...

New buy-to-let deals from TSB

TSB Bank has launched two new mortgages for buy-to-let landlords looking to remortgage. Both deals are for...

Mortgage brokers “have high expectations for remortgaging”

There was a record high in the level of mortgage intermediaries’ confidence in the prospects...

BTL purchases to outstrip remortgages this quarter?

The latest Complex Buy-to-Let Index from Mortgages for Business has found that last year...

Remortgage market remaining extremely strong

The number of borrowers renewing their mortgage has doubled year-on-year in the six months...

New high for remortgaged equity withdrawal

The average amount of equity withdrawn from remortgaging has hit a new record of...

Rise in brokered remortgage volumes

31% of borrowers who remortgaged in November, did so to increase the size of...

Rise in house purchase lending

The Autumn Statement accompanied a house purchase lending jump this November, but first-time buyers...

BoE: 8.5% rise in gross advances

The proportion of lending for house purchase in the third quarter of the year...

Costs of failing to remortgage revealed

14% of homeowners attempting to remortgage in the past two years have failed to...
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