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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...

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

The Moneyfacts Group has announced the finalists for its awards ceremony, taking place on June 6 in the Pavilion at the...

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

Two lenders have launched new mortgage products with LTVs of over 90%. Furness Building Society has introduced a range of five-year fixed...

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

The cost of servicing a mortgage for buyers with small deposits has fallen sharply over the past 12 months, according to...

The average cost of tracker mortgages is on the increase as the result of falling demand from borrowers, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. The...

Buy-to-let lenders continue to slash their mortgage rates helping landlords offset Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown on property investing. The average two-year...

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...

There has been a sharp rise in "mortgage freebies" as lenders increasingly compete on incentive packages rather than just price. New research...

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

The number of high-LTV deals aimed at first-time buyers is almost back at pre-financial crisis levels. Mortgages at 90% and 95% LTV...

The number of offset mortgage deals on the market has fallen to a five-year low, new research suggests. And the decline is...

Headline mortgage rates have hit an all-time low but rising arrangement fees mean that deals aren't always as cheap as they...

Interest rates on buy-to-let mortgages continue to drop as lenders tempt landlords rushing to beat the stamp duty surcharge deadline. New figures from...

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

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

The number of 95% LTV mortgages rose by 84% in the last year after a surge of product launches over the...

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

Life is getting easier for first-time buyers as barriers to homeownership fall and government schemes help more climb on the property...

Mortgage lenders are increasingly using freebies to attract customers as it gets harder to compete on price. The number of mortgage products...

The popularity of fixed mortgage rates is hitting new heights with 96% of homebuyers opting to fix during September for the second successive...

The true cost of the lowest-price mortgages on the market is "frightening", according to new research from Moneyfacts.co.uk. It said too many...

The government-backed Help to Buy home-loan scheme continues to offer vital support to the mortgage market two years after its launch,...

New research suggests that now is the perfect time to remortgage as more products hit the market and rates fall significantly. As...

First-time buyers with relatively small deposits are finding it increasingly hard to get on the property ladder, new research shows. The typical...

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...

Five-year fixed rates are the latest mortgage battleground with HSBC and Leeds Building Society both launching market-leading rates. This shows that lenders...

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be increasing its mortgage rates by up to 14 basis points (bps) amid signs that rates are...

Homeowners rushed to remortgage in July amid signs that fixed-rate mortgages are now starting to creep up in price. Remortgaging jumped 29%...

The buy-to-let mortgage boom continues with rates falling sharply while the number of products on the market hits a seven-year high of 1,000. The average...

First-time buyers are £2,000 better off thanks to a sharp drop in rates on 95% LTV mortgages over the past two...

Lenders have started to push up the cost of their mortgage deals as the Bank of England moves a step closer to the first base...

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

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

The number of home loans available to first-time property buyers has risen to its highest level since before the start of...

The number of fee-free mortgages has quadrupled in the last five years and could shortly break the 1,000 mark, new figures...

The number of buy-to-let mortgages increased sharply in the first month following Chancellor George Osborne's pension freedom revolution. The choice of deals has...

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%...