A number of major mortgage lenders have announced rate increases just as the election campaign enters its second half. Barclays has increased...
Archive
![Building Societies target first time buyers with affordability issues](/upload/images/24%2005%2009%20%2002.jpg)
Research from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfactscompare suggests that building societies are working hard to support first-time buyers, for whom affordability has...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock as major mortgage lenders increase rates](/upload/images/24%2004%2024%20%2001.jpg)
Five major lenders - NatWest, Barclays, Accord, Leeds Building Society and HSBC - have all announced rate increases so far this...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building society bans mortgages on holiday let properties](/upload/images/24%2003%2006%20%2003.jpg)
A building society has launched a pilot project banning mortgage lending on holiday lets in two tourist areas for 12 months. Leeds...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Building Society warns it may stop lending on holiday lets](/upload/images/24%2001%2010%2001.jpg)
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Leeds launches buy-to-let variable mortgages from 1.14%](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society has launched two new discounted but-to-let mortgages. The society aims to support landlords to actively manage their property portfolios...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![LSL Group and Leeds Building Society unite to launch exclusive BTL products](/img/default/it.png)
LSL Group has announced two exclusive five-year fixed rate products with Leeds Building Society. The buy-to-let products – with rates of 2.94%...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Record August for The Mortgage Hut](/img/default/it.png)
The Mortgage Hut has seen a year on year rise of 30% in mortgage applications in August despite the traditional seasonal...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Legal & General partners with Leeds Building Society to increase product range](/img/default/it.png)
Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an exclusive deal with Leeds Building Society to help expand its shared ownership and...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Leeds Building Society announces partnership with LMS](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society has announced the details of a new partnership with conveyancing panel management firm LMS. LMS will now provide the...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds Building Society launches exclusive buy-to-let product](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2 year 70% LTV Buy to Let fixed rate product, available exclusively to the...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds BS eases interest-only criteria](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society has eased its interest-only criteria and will now accept sale of property as a repayment strategy up to...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds launches lowest ever 10-year fix](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society is launching the lowest ever 10-year fixed rate mortgage charging just 2.75%. The best buy deal, available from Thursday,...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Accord and Leeds unveil five-year fixes](/img/default/it.png)
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...
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds BS unveils Help to Buy London mortgages](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society will launch its first Help to Buy London mortgages from on Monday 1 February. The society is among the first...
27 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds improves buy-to-let mortgage range](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages with cashback for existing borrowers. Existing borrowers wanting to add to...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Lenders compete to offer cheap high-LTV loans](/img/default/it.png)
Three lenders have launched new residential mortgages aimed at buyers needing higher loan-to-value (LTV) deals. Yorkshire, Leeds and Teachers building societies have...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage price war on borrowed time](/img/default/it.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lender battle over five-year fixes](/img/default/it.png)
Five-year fixed rates are the latest mortgage battleground with HSBC and Leeds Building Society both launching market-leading rates. This shows that lenders...
02 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Leeds BS updates buy-to-let criteria](/img/default/it.png)
Leeds Building Society is changing its buy-to-let criteria to increase the maximum number of properties per borrower. The society has increased the...