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Hamptons analysis of Countrywide estate agency data shows that in the first half of 2024, Londoners purchased 33,130 homes outside the...

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

The Bank of England has been sharply rebuked by a think tank which claims rate cuts should have come faster. The free-market...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reduced rates by up to 0.45 percentage points across its product range, with rates starting from...

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...

Lloyds Bank says it expects mortgage rates to remain broadly stable for the short term after the volatility of the past...

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

Growing mortgage product choice shows growing confidence in aspects of the housing market, even before anticipated rate cuts. That’s the view of ...

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

The European Central Bank has cut its key deposit rate to 3.75% - so moving faster than the Bank of England...

Higher-for-longer interest rates are likely to remain for the rest of this year, warns the deVere Group, an independent financial advisory...

There’s a warning that the general election campaign will probably mean that the interest rate cuts hoped for in June will...

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

The Hinckley & Rugby building society has announced two cuts to rates across its mortgage range in short order.  After rate cuts...

Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...

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

Diverse views have emerged from financial services figures in response to last week’s news that the headline rate of inflation remained...

With the quick-fire mortgage rate cuts which characterised the past month now slipping into the rear-view mirror, the latest changes from...

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

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is warning that ‘future shocks’ may yet derail economic recovery. In a session with MPs at...

Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...

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

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

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...

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

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

After six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate reductions - and the expectation of more soon - there are hopes of sub-5.0...

There’s been a flurry of rate cuts from lenders serving all sector of the market as a battle begins for market...

Accord is once again cuts rates across its residential mortgage range by between 0.15% and 0.25%, at a time when market...

The Mortgage Lender has announced rate cuts across its entire residential range, including purchasing and re-mortgaging products. The specialist lender’s rate reductions...

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

Kensington Mortgages has announced a variety of rate cuts and relaunches across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. Available since September 9, the...

Fleet Mortgages has announced the first in a series of product and criteria changes to be rolled out over the next...

Interest rate cuts following the financial crisis have reduced annual mortgage costs by more than £22 billion, new figures show. The 4.5 percentage...

Barclays has unveiled a selection of new residential mortgage products and reduced rates on a further 13 mortgage products. It said the...

Barclays is overhauling its fixed-rate mortgage range from today and will introduce a number of rate cuts. The bank claims it will be...

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...

First Direct has made rate changes across its mortgage range with rates starting from 1.24%. The changes include cuts on a number...

Investec Private Banking has reduced fixed rates on its range of residential Professional Mortgages by up to 0.30%. Investec’s three-year fixed rate to 60%...

More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...

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

Lenders have launched another round of "best ever" mortgage rates as the prospect of a Bank of England base rate hike recedes further...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched its cheapest ever fixed-rate buy-to-let products with rate cuts of up to 0.50%. It has also...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting rates on a number of its buy-to-let deals as rates across the market continue to slide lower. New figures...

Lender Virgin Money has announced improvements to its range of residential mortgages, along with the temporary removal of its £99 application...

Halifax and Nationwide have both announced rate cuts across a series of mortgage products. Halifax has cut rates on first-time buyer in...