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

April Mortgages has rolled out its range of longer-term fixed rate mortgages to all brokers at SPF Private Clients.   SPF Private Clients...

April Mortgages, the lender seeking to introduce Dutch-style longer-term products, has reduced the interest rates on its range of five to...

A leading financial analyst says some 1.5m homeowners will need to remortgage throughout 2024 - and it’s going to hurt for...

Ground-breaking mortgage lender April Mortgages has formed a new strategic partnership with Tembo Money.   Tembo Money is a mortgage and savings platform...

The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why...

The West Brom - the UK’s seventh largest building society - is now offering a range of fixed rate mortgages to...

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

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...

It might look like house prices have stabilised, staying relatively flat over the first four months of 2024, but at least...

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...

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

London estate agency Foxtons says its latest survey shows a major uptick in the confidence of potential sellers.  While 38 per cent...

The Conservatives are working on a series of schemes to help first time buyers to be unveiled at the Budget in...

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

Two-year fixed rate mortgages have dipped below six per cent for the first time since June this year. Back in June there...

Lenders are offering more fixed deals with incentives since the start of last month - November - but analysis by Moneyfactscompare...

Nationwide has reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.43 per cent across its New Business, Switcher, Additional Borrowing, Existing Customers...

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

The Nationwide says high interest rates are helping to redefine the housing market in terms of transaction volumes and choices of...

It’s now the tenth week that average rates of dropped, as the slow but steady downward trend of fixed-mortgage rates continues.  As...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...

The number of three-year fixed mortgage products available from lenders has been rising over the last few months as borrowers coming...

High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...

High profile specialist lender Shawbrook has unveiled two new mortgage products for its Buy to Let, Commercial and Semi-Commercial ranges.  The offerings...

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched a range of highly competitive 60% and 80% two-year fixed rate mortgage products for borrowers looking for...

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

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

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its fee-free five-year fixed rate mortgage at up to 95%...

Paragon’s buy-to-let switch and further advance product ranges have been refreshed for portfolio and non-portfolio landlords. The products include a range of...

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

Paragon is boosting its buy-to-let mortgage range this summer, with a combination of lower interest rates, no upfront fees and £350...

More customers than ever are opting for an initial fixed period of five years or more when choosing a mortgage, according...

Paragon has updated its buy-to-let mortgage products for spring 2019. The restored range includes a choice of two and five-year fixed rate...

Leek United has launched a new suite of mortgages including fixed rates with interest only, cashback and no fees options. Its new...

Leeds Building Society has launched two new discounted but-to-let mortgages. The society aims to support landlords to actively manage their property portfolios...

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the launch of its new Help to Buy range which will cover the England and London schemes. Available...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on three of its 95% loan-to-value (LTV) residential mortgage products. Its five-year...

M&S Bank has extended its maximum loan-to-value (LTV) to 95% on three new products in a bid to further assist first-time...

Specialist lender Masthaven has announced the launch of a first charge residential three-year fixed rate mortgage and other product enhancements to...

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

Two-year deals for mortgage products have been overtaken by longer-term deals for the first time, according to research conducted by Paragon. The...

The cost of mortgages is on the rise with the price of the majority of mainstream residential mortgages increasing during the...

Two new seven-year fixed rate mortgages and rate reductions of up to 0.10% have been introduced to Skipton Building Society’s residential...

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

Accord Mortgages is offering its lowest ever two-year fixed rate at 80% loan-to-value (LTV) with a 0.99% two-year fixed rate mortgage...

Accord Mortgages has now added more choice to its product range by reducing rates at most LTVs and offering a new...

Bank customers are at risk of paying an extra £400 if they chose not to remortgage after their fixed term deal...

Accord Buy to Let has bolstered its range of fixed rate mortgages for landlords with deposits of 25% or more. The lender,...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs have stabilised at record lows, according to analysis by Mortgage Brain. Costs have continued to fall on an annual basis,...

New Street Mortgages has announced rate reductions across its buy-to-let mortgage range. It has reduced the rate for its two-year discount product...

Major high-street bank HSBC has announced that it is expanding the availability of its mortgages through four additional brokers. The new brokers...

Rates for borrowers looking to secure a longer-term deal have been slashed by Accord Mortgages, with a 0.15% reduction on selected...

Yorkshire Building Society has launched the lowest fixed rate mortgage on the market, a two-year deal charging 1.17%. It is available to borrowers...

New research shows that mortgage fees are starting to increase with the average fee increasing by £40 in the last six...

Nationwide has announced that it is cutting fixed rates on smaller deposit mortgages. The building society is reducing selected fixed rate mortgages...

Accord Mortgages has launched a new fee-free mortgage for borrowers with a 35% deposit, with added incentives. The intermediary-only lender, part of...

There has been a surge in three-year fixed rate mortgages with number of deals on the market rising 16% in the last...

Mortgage rates have fallen to record lows as the prospect of an interest rate hike retreats and product choice continues to...

Post Office Money has enhanced its mortgage range by announcing new fee-free mortgage deals. It has also unveiled what it claims is the...

Leeds Building Society is launching the lowest ever 10-year fixed rate mortgage charging just 2.75%. The best buy deal, available from Thursday,...

Skipton Building Society has unveiled its new product ranges for both the Help to Buy London and Help to Buy Scotland...

Rates on market-leading mortgages are set to fall below 1% as competition between lenders intensifies. Chris Pilling, chief executive of Yorkshire Building...

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...

Accord Mortgages and Leeds Building Society have launched new five-year fixed-rate mortgages with added incentives. Intermediary-only lender Accord’s deals are aimed at borrowers...

Accord Mortgages is giving first-time buyers an extra £500 cashback when they complete on a mortgage. All first-time buyers completing on fixed...

Finding mortgage finance will be the biggest challenge for amateur landlords in future, according to broker Private Finance. It warned that the...

Leeds Building Society will launch its first Help to Buy London mortgages from on Monday 1 February. The society is among the first...

Lenders shrugged off rumours of a base rate hike and continued to cut mortgage rates at the end of last year. Fixed...

Nationwide is cutting selected deals by up to 0.40% across its range of 95% LTV fixed rate mortgages from today. Its two-year 95%...

2015 will be remembered as the year time mortgage price war reached "boiling point", as lenders battled for borrowers. The result was...

Yorkshire Building Society has just launched a new two-year fixed rate mortgage priced at 3.68% until 31 January 2018. This deal is...

Post Office Money has launched a new range of competitive residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates. This is part of his continuing bid...

TSB has launched a competitive 10-year fixed rate mortgage and cut rates on other deals by up to 0.25%. The new 10-year...

The Co-operative Bank has cut rates across its range of more than 80 mortgage options for both new and existing borrowers...

Two, three and five-year fixed rate mortgages have plunged to new lows despite speculation of a base rate rise next year. Comparison...

Broker-only lender Accord and Coventry for Intermediaries are the latest to cut mortgage rates as the lender price war continues. Accord is...

Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...

The mortgage price war for higher-LTV loans has intensified with Yorkshire Building Society launching a 3.78% two-year fixed rate mortgage for...

Nationwide has announced a string of cuts to its fixed-rate range just one day after analysts warned of yet another mortgage price...

The cost of fixed rate mortgages is set to plummet as lenders rush to meet 2015 lending targets. London estate agent Portico.com...

Three lenders have launched new residential mortgages aimed at buyers needing higher loan-to-value (LTV) deals. Yorkshire, Leeds and Teachers building societies have...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages in its broker portfolio from today. It will also...

Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank are the latest lenders to join in the recent bout of mortgage rate cutting. This follows a flurry...

Record low fixed rate mortgages may already be a thing of the past as lenders start pulling rates. New research from Moneyfacts.co.uk suggests...

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of fee-free fixed rate mortgages aimed at cutting the cost of buying or remortgaging. Landlords can...

TSB has extended its buy-to-let mortgage range to include two-year fixed rate mortgages for landlords looking to buy a new property...

As mortgages plunge to record lows borrowers no longer have to pay more for the security of a fixed rate. The difference...

Platform has launched a new mortgage range for brokers and with cuts to selected fixed rate mortgages of up to 0.25%. The new rates...

Accord is reducing its mortgages for customers with a 10% deposit by up to 0.25%. The intermediary-only lender, part of Yorkshire Building...

The Co-operative bank has launched the UK's lowest ever two-year fixed-rate mortgage rate at just 1.09%. The loan, available up to 60%...

Coventry Intermediaries and Metro Bank have dived back into the mortgage price war by offering competitive five-year fixed rates. Coventry has launched its lowest...

The number of buy-to-let products on the market has hit a record high, although the pace of growth has slowed lately. There...