The Leeds cuts rates in response to base rate shift

Published on

Leeds Building Society has announced reductions across its residential mortgage range of up to 18 basis points, following the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Committee decision on interest rates.

The changes will take effect from Saturday 10 May.

The reductions apply to selected fixed-rate products aimed at home movers, remortgagors and first-time buyers.

Among the revised products is a three-year fixed-rate deal available up to 80% loan to value, which now carries a rate of 4.59%, down from 4.77%.

NO COMPLETION FEE

The product comes with no completion fee, a free standard valuation and includes legal service support for remortgages. Borrowers are also able to make 10% capital overpayments annually without penalty and benefit from tapered early repayment charges.

A five-year fixed-rate product, available up to 65% loan to value, has been reduced by 5 basis points to 4.26%. This offer also features no completion fee, free valuation and assisted legal services for remortgages.

Jonathan Thompson, senior product and pricing manager at Leeds Building Society
Jonathan Thompson, Leeds Building Society

Jonathan Thompson, senior product and pricing manager at Leeds Building Society, said: “As the Bank of England has reduced the base rate, we’re making some changes to our mortgage range and reducing a number of our rates from today.

“We’ve implemented these changes to give brokers, buyers and homeowners greater choice as we anticipate further reductions in the market following the Monetary Policy Committee decision.”

COMMENT ON MORTGAGE SOUP

We want to hear from you!
Leave a comment and get the conversation started.
You need to register to post, so please login or sign up below.

Latest articles

First-time buyer mortgage activity outpaces home mover market

First-time buyer mortgage applications have outpaced the wider housing market in the second quarter...

HSBC revises mortgage ranges and fixed rate terms

HSBC is making extensive updates to its residential and international mortgage product ranges, with...

Santander cuts remortgage rates

Santander UK has reduced interest rates on all of its 60–75% loan-to-value (LTV) remortgage...

Cavendish unveils new brand to mark 40th anniversary

One of the UK’s longest-standing conveyancing firms has marked its 40th year in business...

The Leeds and L&C streamline applications with open banking pilot

Leeds Building Society and L&C Mortgages have introduced a new automated process that enables...

Latest opinions

Broker proactivity can ease path back to prime

One of the lessons we’ve taken from the ever rising levels of interest in...

We need to look again at two-year swaps…

Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen three notable things happen in the swaps...

How product transfers can help landlords and brokers in a challenging market

In an ever-changing buy-to-let market, the task of managing a property portfolio becomes increasingly...

Finding the ‘yes’ on finance for trading businesses

Pressure on UK trading businesses continues to mount, driven by rising costs, tight cash...

Other news

First-time buyer mortgage activity outpaces home mover market

First-time buyer mortgage applications have outpaced the wider housing market in the second quarter...

HSBC revises mortgage ranges and fixed rate terms

HSBC is making extensive updates to its residential and international mortgage product ranges, with...

Santander cuts remortgage rates

Santander UK has reduced interest rates on all of its 60–75% loan-to-value (LTV) remortgage...