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...
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The average shelf-life of a mortgage product is just 15 days, with lenders increasing fixed rates, says Moneyfacts. Average mortgage rates on...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The estate agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Diverse views have emerged from financial services figures in response to last week’s news that the headline rate of inflation remained...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
With the quick-fire mortgage rate cuts which characterised the past month now slipping into the rear-view mirror, the latest changes from...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
22 January 2024
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is warning that ‘future shocks’ may yet derail economic recovery. In a session with MPs at...
15 January 2024
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Latest Bank of England data released in recent days shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 47,900 in October...
08 January 2024
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Falling swap rates - already falling over the past month - have dropped further following better-than-expected inflation news, triggering speculation over...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
With the Bank of England maintaining base rate - as expected - at 5.25 per cent, the broker community ends 2023...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Accord Mortgages is cutting rates on its buy-to-let range in what it calls a bid to “offer better value to brokers...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Winkworth estate agency chain says this week’s Autumn Statement must see the reinstatement of Mortgage Interest Tax...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has held base rate at 5.25 per cent, with most analysts saying this is likely to be...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England is expected to hold base rate at 5.25 per cent this week with many analysts expecting this...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. That’s the view of...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A host of lenders have announced cuts to their rates in recent days, with Halifax arguably the most significant. It’s launched three-year...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Is the mortgage price war really over? On the one hand there are good signs for the housing market - no substantial...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6.0 per cent for the first time in nearly...
02 October 2023
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After six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate reductions - and the expectation of more soon - there are hopes of sub-5.0...
11 September 2023
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There’s been a flurry of rate cuts from lenders serving all sector of the market as a battle begins for market...
28 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Accord is once again cuts rates across its residential mortgage range by between 0.15% and 0.25%, at a time when market...
25 April 2023
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Accord Mortgages is making further changes to its buy-to-let and residential rates. For the second time in as many weeks, buy to...
04 April 2023
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MPowered Mortgages, the fintech mortgage lender using AI to speed up and simplify the mortgage journey for homebuyers and re-mortgagers, has...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Accord Mortgages has made changes to its buy-to-let range to offer lower rates to brokers and their clients. The intermediary-only lender is...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Lender has announced rate cuts across its entire residential range, including purchasing and re-mortgaging products. The specialist lender’s rate reductions...
24 January 2023
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As a result of the current high rates of upward house price growth, research by property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has...
30 September 2022
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With votes in and Liz Truss elected as the new Prime Minister, many may have the question “what now”? When it comes...
13 September 2022
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In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...
18 January 2022
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This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...
11 November 2021
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Roma Finance completed a record month in May, reporting a 50% increase in pipeline business on top of the 100% increase...
15 June 2021
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A steep drop in recorded crime since the start of the coronavirus lockdown has led to a downward shift in home...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Kensington Mortgages has announced a variety of rate cuts and relaunches across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. Available since September 9, the...
16 September 2020
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Together has revamped its second charge mortgages to introduce new fixed-term products and its lowest ever rate on some secured loans. The...
27 February 2020
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Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on its fee-free five-year fixed rate mortgage at up to 95%...
22 January 2020
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Furness for Intermediaries has made reductions across its 95% product range. This includes the two-year fixed rate products, which now start from...
09 October 2019
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Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has lowered rates on selected products across its core buy-to-let (BTL) F1 and F2...
09 August 2019
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Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced a product refresh, which will expand and enhance more than thirty products for professional landlords. The...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on three of its 95% loan-to-value (LTV) residential mortgage products. Its five-year...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The average cost of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage products declined in the first quarter of 2018 despite the steady...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Kensington Mortgages has cut its residential range rates by up to 0.40% and selected buy-to-let products by up to 0.20%. Its select...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Specialist lender, Pepper Homeloans, has cut interest rates across both its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges by up to 0.70%. All five-year...
09 August 2017
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Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let product range. The lender, part of the Northview Group, has launched a...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News
High street lender Metro Bank has reduced the rates on its three-year and five-year residential mortgage range. It has also announced the...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Nationwide is reducing selected fixed rate and tracker mortgages by up to 0.25%. It will cut fixed rates up to 75% LTV...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Skipton Building Society has launched a revised range of two and five-year fixed rate residential mortgages with rates lowered by up...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Barclays Mortgages is cutting rates for home buyers and movers across its two and five-year fixed rate range from today. A new...
17 May 2016
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The surge in buy-to-let transactions in the run-up to the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April has left first-time buyers facing...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Kensington Mortgages has cut prices across its range of buy-to-let mortgages. It is reducing rates on products carrying a percentage fee by 25 basis...
16 May 2016
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Nationwide has announced that it is cutting fixed rates on smaller deposit mortgages. The building society is reducing selected fixed rate mortgages...
10 May 2016
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Post Office Money has launched a number of mortgage deals and reduced rates on many existing deals. It says the new deals...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers and couples can significantly cut the time it takes to save for a deposit by moving back in...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers and England and Wales need 13 years to save for a deposit - rising to his 46 years...
22 March 2016
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Chancellor George Osborne's eighth Budget delivered another blow to buy-to-let investors by excluding property from cuts to capital gains tax (CGT) rates. Investors...
17 March 2016
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Fleet Mortgages has announced the first in a series of product and criteria changes to be rolled out over the next...
08 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...
23 February 2016
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New research suggests that the Government's clampdown on buy-to-let is scaring off investors. Almost one in 10 UK adults say they have...
19 February 2016
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Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has streamlined its Classic Range to make product selection more straightforward for brokers and landlords. All rates...
02 February 2016
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Interest rate cuts following the financial crisis have reduced annual mortgage costs by more than £22 billion, new figures show. The 4.5 percentage...
28 January 2016
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The prospect of a base rate hike has receded even further after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said now is...
20 January 2016
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Barclays has unveiled a selection of new residential mortgage products and reduced rates on a further 13 mortgage products. It said the...
19 January 2016
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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%...
06 January 2016
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Barclays is overhauling its fixed-rate mortgage range from today and will introduce a number of rate cuts. The bank claims it will be...
15 December 2015
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Business Secretary Sajid Javid promised 2016 would be a year of dialling back the bureaucracy. The government, he said, is committed...
11 December 2015
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The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut new mortgage rates by up to 0.85% on its Buy to Let 2 year products to...
11 December 2015
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Chancellor George Osborne's planned cuts to buy-to-let tax relief are the top worry for landlords thinking of selling up. The squeeze on higher rate...
17 November 2015
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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...
17 November 2015
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Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...
02 November 2015
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First Direct has made rate changes across its mortgage range with rates starting from 1.24%. The changes include cuts on a number...
02 November 2015
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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%...
28 October 2015
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NatWest Intermediary Solutions has reduced its loan-to-income (LTI) maximums for mortgage applications up to 85% LTV. It has reduced its maximum LTI...
13 October 2015
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More lenders have unveiled mortgage rate cuts as they look to boost business levels in the final months of 2015. Chelsea Building...
12 October 2015
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More lenders are announced cut-price mortgage deals just days after predictions that the market was heading for a new price war. Tesco...
09 October 2015
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Nationwide has announced a string of cuts to its fixed-rate range just one day after analysts warned of yet another mortgage price...
08 October 2015
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HSBC has announced a reduction in a wide range of home loan rates. The bank has cut the cost of a...
02 October 2015
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The Labour party has outlined plans to impose further cuts to tax breaks for landlords and introduce rent controls to keep...
29 September 2015
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The current mortgage price war will not last forever, mortgage lenders have warned. Lenders taking part in a panel debate at the...
21 September 2015
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NatWest Intermediary Solutions is reducing rates on a number of higher-LTV residential mortgages in its broker portfolio from today. It will also...
18 September 2015
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Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank are the latest lenders to join in the recent bout of mortgage rate cutting. This follows a flurry...
16 September 2015
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Coventry Building Society has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range by up to 0.30%. The rate will apply to mortgages at 65%...
15 September 2015
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Lenders have launched another round of "best ever" mortgage rates as the prospect of a Bank of England base rate hike recedes further...
11 September 2015
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Platform has reduced rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range by up to 0.10%. Highlights include two year fixed rates starting from 2.24%...
04 September 2015
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Specialist buy-to-let lender Fleet Mortgages has unveiled a product with lower completion fees for loans up to £150,000. The two-year, fixed-rate product...
03 September 2015
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One in five landlords say they will be forced out of business in the next two years by Chancellor George Osborne's...
02 September 2015
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Accord Mortgages has launched a range of fee-free fixed rate mortgages aimed at cutting the cost of buying or remortgaging. Landlords can...
02 September 2015
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Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced the rates on its residential mortgage range. The specialist broker lender is now offering highly competitive two...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News
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...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy to Let is helping landlords manage the upfront costs of buying or remortgaging by extending its range of £195...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News
Brokers and analysts don't expect base rates to rise until at least 2016 after the Bank of England held base rates...
07 August 2015
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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...
07 August 2015
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Platform has revised its mainstream mortgage range for brokers by cutting fixed rates at 80% and 90% LTV. The intermediary lender of...
31 July 2015
From: Breaking News
As mortgages plunge to record lows borrowers no longer have to pay more for the security of a fixed rate. The difference...
29 July 2015
From: Breaking News
Halifax has reduced the rates on its first-time buyer and home mover mortgages by up to 0.3%. It is also cutting its...
21 July 2015
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Lender Kensington Mortgages has revealed details of a new range of loans aimed at landlords. The company said it was removing minimum...
16 July 2015
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Lender Virgin Money has announced improvements to its range of residential mortgages, along with the temporary removal of its £99 application...
14 July 2015
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Halifax and Nationwide have both announced rate cuts across a series of mortgage products. Halifax has cut rates on first-time buyer in...
01 July 2015
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Nationwide has cut its two-year fixed rates for borrowers with smaller deposits by up to 0.25%. And it has made further reductions...
29 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Barclays has cut its residential mortgage rates for deals running over terms of two, three and five years. Highlights from the new...
26 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Chelsea Building Society has reduced rates for customers with 10% and 5% deposits, in what it says is a bid to...
25 June 2015
From: Breaking News
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...