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A new analysis of the housing market suggests approvals will rise following the first Bank of England base rate cut of...

There’s no question that fixed rate mortgages are the product of choice among the majority of borrowers. It’s not just the...

The positive impact of this month’s Bank of England base rate cut, combined with other encouraging market data, has led Rightmove...

Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad totalled £9.4 billion in 2023, according to the latest analysis from...

Monmouthshire Building Society has relaunched its General Client Account, with an enhanced product designed to provide a secure and efficient solution...

There’s speculation that there could be two more base rate cuts announced before the end of the year, following last week’s...

Speculation continues to mount about the likely decision by the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee when it debates base rate...

Mortgage approvals on house purchases for June were 59,976 according to the Bank of England - down marginally (0.3%) from 60,134...

Examples set by the big High Street brands could push more lenders into offering sub-4% rates, predicts independent mortgage monitor Moneyfacts. The...

Rightmove says the scale of rate cuts being announced by lenders - including the first sub-4% mortgage in many months -...

More rate cuts are being announced by lenders all the time as they vie for business and anticipate the Bank of...

One of the Bank of England monetary policy committee members has advised against a cut in base rate on August 1. Jonathan...

Price growth in high-value prime areas has been put on hold given uncertainty surrounding the General Election, according to the latest...

Buyers and sellers had to process a series of different numbers starting with five last week. The crucial number was 5.7%. That...

There’s been particularly sharp criticism for the Bank of England’s decision at the end of last week to hold base rate...

Interest rates for borrowers have been volatile over the past six months, despite no change to the Bank of England base...

Moneyfacts has analysed the movements in mortgage rates since the Conservatives came to office in 2010. Average two-year fixed mortgage rates fluctuated...

Independent mortgage monitor service Moneyfacts says rises to average two- and five-year fixed mortgage rates have gained pace month-on-month. The overall five-year...

Interest rates for borrowers have shown mixed signs of both rises and falls over the past six months. Moneyfactscompare has analysed...

Bank of England base rate has been held at 5.25% - where it has been for nine months. The Bank’s monetary policy...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Several of the UK’s biggest lenders have raised rates on their mortgage products this week already, as speculation grows that the...

Mortgage approvals jumped 7.7% in February to 60,383, and were 40% higher than they were a year ago, new figures from...

The Bank of England has signalled that more than one interest rate cut is likely this year - but the question...

Since the start of September 2023, the average two-year fixed rate has fallen from 6.70% to 5.76% and the average five-year...

The ‘average’ 25 year mortgage term is increasingly becoming a thing of the past says USwitch. A recent study of the data...

The estate agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...

By Jonathan Samuels, chief executive of specialist property lender Octane Capital, writes: The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates on...

At the middle of last week Nationwide slashed its rates to the most competitive of all in the current lenders price...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

Monthly interest costs have surged by 283 per cent since 2021 for landlords using interest-only mortgages, research shows. Octane Capital compared rates...

Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...

Crystal Specialist Finance has conducted its Annual Survey with over 10,000 brokers for the second year running. The point is to see...

Mortgage rates are predicted to fall next year as lenders take advantage of cheaper funding, after figures show that average swap...

With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...

Homeowners are increasingly researching into mortgage repossessions online, signalling that many are worried about falling behind on their payments. The research by...

The Mortgage Lander is warning that mortgages rates will need to come down more, and faster, to really kick-start the housing...

The nation’s landlords are responding to higher levels of mortgage interest rates by cutting their borrowing. The research comes from specialist property...

Contributors to a quarterly specialist finance publication have reported a 15.3 per cent increase in bridging loan transactions, totalling £191m, during...

The Bank of England has held base rate at 5.25 per cent, with most analysts saying this is likely to be...

The Bank of England is expected to hold base rate at 5.25 per cent this week with many analysts expecting this...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

Searches for interest-only mortgages rose a hefty 51 per cent in the past month as buyers seek to improve affordability. Research data...

There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...

Is the mortgage price war really over? On the one hand there are good signs for the housing market - no substantial...

The Bank of England says net mortgage approvals decreased from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July, although approvals for remortgaging slightly increased...

UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed rates and lump-sum payments as interest rates rise, according to new research by Butterfield...

There is speculation that the recent spate of figures from the UK economy may prompt a war between mortgage providers as...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is warning that inflation - which is effectively determining base rate and interest rates...

The Bank of England’s latest base rate rise - up 0.25 per cent to 5.25 per cent - has been poorly...

A series of financial experts give their prediction for next week’s Bank of England monetary policy committee decision - No rise?...

New Freedom of Information data from the FCA - gathered by Quilter, the wealth manager and financial adviser - reveals that...

There’s general agreement amongst brokers and other finance sector professionals that the Bank of England will next week raise interest rates...

The Bank of England’s latest stress test of the financial system suggests that UK's eight largest lenders could survive a worst...

The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...

Mortgage approvals rose by just over three per cent from 49,000 in April to 50,500 in May according to new Bank...

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company with over $60 billion in assets under management, has published a gloomy report on...

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

There’s almost complete unanimity amongst analysts that this week will see yet another Bank of England base rate rise - and...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee does not meet until June 22 but that doesn’t mean there’s any let up...

Mortgage lenders and brokers have rarely had a higher profile than right now, when they are seen as key to the...

After the latest rise in Bank of England Base Rate, mortgage lenders are offering new products to help those struggling to...

Newcastle Building Society has reported record lendings for 2022 of £586 million. Significant support was provided to Members, clients, and colleagues during...

The Bank of England last week hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points - pushing the benchmark rate to 4% up...

Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England meets on Thursday with the market expecting them to announce 0.5% raise...

Homebuyer confidence is higher than was expected at the end of 2022, according to a leading mortgage broker. Richard Campo, founder of...

Revolution Brokers claim that bridging loan lending has increased by nearly 50% since the Bank of England base rates began rising...

Since Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget last Friday - which has caused a run on the pound and mass panic in financial markets...

As governmental changes sweep through the nation, countless elements within the property sector have been affected, including mortgages. Market analysis by specialist...

According to the latest research by Revolution Brokers, £251 billion worth of properties have sold across England. The mortgage sector accounts...

New findings by Revolution Brokers reveal exactly how much more money homeowners and buyers can expect to pay for their mortgage...

The proportion of disposable household income required to cover average mortgage repayments is 27.6% so far in 2022 – the highest...

Last week (June 16), the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25%, up from 1.00% to 1.25%. In response, Moneyfacts.co.uk...

Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...

Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of the specialist lending and retail savings group OneSavings Bank plc, has launched a new large...

Both the volume and value of flexible payments from pensions has hit a new high, according to Moneyfacts. Data from the money...

Less than 5% of tracker rate mortgages are available on the market, which reflects the current ‘lack of appetite’ for variable...

Bridging and development finance lender Roma Finance has launched a five-year mortgage to allow investors to purchase or refinance investment property. Through...

The majority (61%) of current and soon-to-be homeowners in the UK don’t fully review their mortgage agreement before signing it, and...

Data from Moneyfacts UK found the average two-year fixed rate at max 95% loan-to-value (LTV) is at a record low, while...

First-time buyers and existing homeowners capitalised on low rates across the market in October, according to fresh research from e.surv. Its latest...

First-time buyers and others with small deposits took a greater share of the market last month than in August, according to...

The cost of most mainstream mortgages were down when compared to the start of last year, according to the latest quarterly...

Demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the lowest level since July 2017, according to conveyancing service provider LMS. The...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added two Shawbrook Bank products to its lending panel.   The products cater for second charge and...

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has announced the launch of its Base Rate Hub for its advisers following the recent base rate...

Borrowers are still opting for variable mortgages despite the Bank of England base rate increase, new figures from Yorkshire Building Society...

Yorkshire Building Society has seen a surge in fixed rate mortgage applications from borrowers ahead of a potential Bank of England...

Freedom Finance has urged UK families to examine their finances after revealing that an average mortgage bill could increase more than...

Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...

Mortgage borrowers in Scotland are the most proactive when it comes to switching products, according to new research. A YouGov study, commissioned...

Homeowners remortgaged for an average of £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% of remortgage cases...

Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...

Following the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate to 0.25%, a fifth of 18 to 34 year-olds could...

Despite intense speculation that interest rates would be cut, the Bank of England has confirmed that its base rate will remain...

Nine out 10 borrowers are opting to fix their mortgages despite little sign of forthcoming base rate hike. Historically low mortgage interest...