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Some 40% of residential landlords with a mortgage - fixed, tracker or discount - are due to renew their mortgage rate...
18 March 2024
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Hampshire Trust Bank has launched a limited edition two year discounted Flex tracker across its buy to let and semi-commercial offerings....
04 March 2024
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Average mortgage rates on the overall two- and five-year fixed rate deals have now been falling for six consecutive months. The overall...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association reveals that confidence has returned to the mortgage market,...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A warning has been given to borrowers and the home owning public by Paul Broadhead, head of mortgage and housing policy...
27 December 2023
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Nationwide has reduced selected mortgage rates by up to 0.43 per cent across its New Business, Switcher, Additional Borrowing, Existing Customers...
27 November 2023
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The average five-year fixed mortgage rate is now 5.21%, down from 5.62% a year ago The average two-year fixed mortgage rate is...
27 November 2023
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A digital mortgage broker has launched an online tool aggregating data from over 50 Buy to Let lenders to calculate what...
08 November 2023
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Molo, which calls itself the UK’s first fully digital mortgage lender, has launched a Non-Resident Buy-to-Let Mortgages, unlocking investment opportunities for...
30 October 2023
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Landlords in the UK are paying 40 per cent more mortgage interest than in August 2022, which equates to an extra...
23 October 2023
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UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed rates and lump-sum payments as interest rates rise, according to new research by Butterfield...
23 August 2023
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The latest Mortgage Market Tracker from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association shows surprisingly upbeat market sentiment among advisers during the second...
21 August 2023
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A leading analyst is warning that a remortgage nightmare lies await in the second half of 2023. Sarah Coles of business consultancy...
06 June 2023
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There’s a growing optimism about the outlook for the mortgage market, according to the latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the...
16 May 2023
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People aged 18-24 are more than twice as likely to choose a tracker mortgage than any other age group Those 55 or...
07 February 2023
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The Bank of England last week hiked interest rates by 0.5 percentage points - pushing the benchmark rate to 4% up...
07 February 2023
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Hertfordshire-based bridging lender TAB completed an impressive £34 million of loans back in August – up from £30 million in June...
20 September 2022
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Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...
19 April 2022
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Borrowers are turning to second charge mortgages to help alleviate financial issues, according to Knowledge Bank’s latest criteria tracker. ‘Capital raising for...
03 March 2022
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The housing industry, like many other sectors, experienced a tumultuous 2021 as the pandemic continued to trigger exponential house price rises....
03 March 2022
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With the interest rate rising from 0.25% to 0.5%, Brian Murphy, head of lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, shares his top tips homeowners...
22 February 2022
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With the Bank of England raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years, Brian Murphy, head of lending...
23 December 2021
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New research from Knowledge Bank has revealed that homeowners are utilising second charge mortgages to raise money to invest in buy-to-let...
13 April 2021
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2021 looks set to be another year of change in the mortgage market, with the second charge market seeing the biggest...
16 February 2021
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Mortgage costs in the buy-to-let (BTL) market have continued to fall over the last three months, according to Mortgage Brain. Its quarterly...
19 December 2019
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Intermediaries believe they can hold out against the uncertainty being caused by Brexit and the general election, according to the Intermediary...
19 November 2019
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Less than 5% of tracker rate mortgages are available on the market, which reflects the current ‘lack of appetite’ for variable...
14 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
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There has been a shift in broker searches regarding equity release, while searches for lenders that allow houses of multiple occupation...
11 April 2019
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First-time buyers (FTBs) saw their completion rate for mortgage offers through intermediaries reach a three-year high of 89% in Q4 2018. That...
15 March 2019
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A Brexit ‘uncertainty effect’ is washing over UK mortgage brokers after the largest drop in business volumes in more than two...
03 December 2018
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New figures released from Mortgage Brain show that the buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage market remains ‘unsettled’ with mixed movement seen in the...
28 November 2018
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As many as one in three UK homeowners don’t know what mortgage rate they are on, potentially costing them thousands of...
17 October 2018
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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...
23 August 2018
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The most search criteria by brokers during July has been revealed by Knowledge Bank’s ‘Criteria Activity Tracker’. Knowledge Bank – the source...
16 August 2018
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The buy-to-let sector could be entering another period of stabilisation, according to recent analysis carried out by Mortgage Brain. The cost of...
04 July 2018
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Over three quarters (76%) of first-time buyers’ mortgage applications via intermediaries resulted in a completion in Q1 2018, the highest number...
15 June 2018
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The cost of most mainstream mortgages were down when compared to the start of last year, according to the latest quarterly...
10 May 2018
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Mortgage Brain has become the first UK mortgage technology company to develop a ‘Mortgage Skill’ on Amazon’s Echo devices. The feature will...
20 April 2018
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Two-year deals for mortgage products have been overtaken by longer-term deals for the first time, according to research conducted by Paragon. The...
20 March 2018
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The majority (74%) of mortgage applications via intermediaries for first-time buyers resulted in a completion during Q4 2017, according to the...
09 March 2018
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M&S Bank has launched its first mortgage range and developed a first-time buyer range to support first-time buyers (FTBs). The bank’s first...
06 February 2018
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The cost of mortgages is on the rise with the price of the majority of mainstream residential mortgages increasing during the...
06 February 2018
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Paragon has launched a new CaseTracker app and extended its range of portfolio and non-portfolio buy-to-let mortgage products for the new...
16 January 2018
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Two new seven-year fixed rate mortgages and rate reductions of up to 0.10% have been introduced to Skipton Building Society’s residential...
28 November 2017
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Specialist lender Keystone Property Finance has upgraded its classic range, doubling the number of products on offer. These changes come after the...
07 November 2017
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Furness Building Society (FBS) has confirmed the launch of its improved product range with new competitive discount and tracker products. These new...
28 July 2017
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Paragon Mortgages’ latest Financial Advisors Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index report has revealed that the preference for fixed-rate mortgages reached an all-time...
02 June 2017
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Two competitive fixed-rate mortgages with no upfront fees and added features have been launched by Accord Mortgages. The move has been...
16 March 2017
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Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...
24 February 2017
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The average pricing of two and three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages is at an all-time low. This is according to the latest Index...
10 February 2017
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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
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The latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...
18 January 2017
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Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Homemovers have just registered the highest success rate for turning mortgage applications into completions. Some 80% of homemover applications led to an...
03 June 2016
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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
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The supposed slowdown in the London property market is a “myth” as the majority of Londoners see prices continue to rise. While...
17 May 2016
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The cost of servicing a mortgage for buyers with small deposits has fallen sharply over the past 12 months, according to...
06 May 2016
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The average cost of tracker mortgages is on the increase as the result of falling demand from borrowers, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. The...
05 May 2016
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First-time buyer activity grew strongly in March as they fought back against property investors. Total first-time buyer transactions 32,500, the highest monthly...
29 April 2016
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Mortgage rates continue to fall with the majority of residential and buy-to-let rates coming down in cost over the past three...
27 April 2016
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Rates on mainstream and buy-to-let mortgages have fallen by as much as 10% over the past three months. This should spell further...
14 April 2016
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Paragon Mortgages has refreshed its range of buy-to-let products catering for individual landlords and limited companies. Its full product range includes trackers...
16 March 2016
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Mortgages costs continue to fall with fixed and tracker rates now cheaper than three months ago at various LTVs. The average two-year...
12 February 2016
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The Greater London property boom is spreading with average prices in more than half of all postcodes breaking through £500,000. Half-million-pound postcodes...
04 February 2016
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First-time buyer numbers fell nearly 5% in December as the traditional winter cooling hit the UK property market. Some 26,600 buyers took...
29 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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Mortgage Trust has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range. It has unveiled new two, three and five-year fixed rate products at up to 80%...
12 January 2016
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A growing number of tenants are now seriously behind on their rent, new figures show. The number who were more than two...
08 January 2016
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The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a quarter in 2015 despite growing fears that they are being squeezed out...
05 January 2016
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The number of 95% LTV mortgages rose by 84% in the last year after a surge of product launches over the...
17 December 2015
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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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Paragon Mortgages is targeting professional landlords with its new "winter range" of buy-to-let mortgages. The range includes 22 new products designed for...
15 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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Life is getting easier for first-time buyers as barriers to homeownership fall and government schemes help more climb on the property...
10 December 2015
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Platform has launched the lowest ever two-year fixed-rate at 90% LTV for intermediaries. The two-year deal is for house purchases and charges 2.24%...
02 December 2015
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Life remains tough for first-time buyers with a shock fall in completions in the three months to October. The new figures underline the...
27 November 2015
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Buy-to-let landlords are increasingly searching for lower-priced properties in a bid to secure higher yields, new research suggests. Seven in 10 landlords...
25 November 2015
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Almost half of all customer enquiries to brokers ended in a mortgage completion in the third quarter of 2015. One in three customer...
23 November 2015
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NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched an online mortgage application tracking system that allows brokers to monitor individual customer mortgage applications. The Mortgage...
20 November 2015
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There has been a "surge" in the number of buy-to-let investors considering moving their properties into limited company structures. Brokers are looking to reduce...
19 November 2015
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Nationwide Building Society is removing all standard valuation fees from its mortgage range. Customers will now be able to select any mortgage...
12 November 2015
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The popularity of fixed mortgage rates is hitting new heights with 96% of homebuyers opting to fix during September for the second successive...
28 October 2015
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Specialist lenders Paragon Mortgages and 3mc have announced new exclusive buy-to-let product ranges. This follows the recent launch from intermediary-only lender Accord,...
15 October 2015
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Growing expectations of a base rate hike have failed to dent the public's confidence in the outlook for house prices. The quarterly Halifax...
06 October 2015
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First-time buyers enjoy their strongest summer on record as sales picked up 25% in the aftermath of the general election. There were...
25 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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First-time buyers with relatively small deposits are finding it increasingly hard to get on the property ladder, new research shows. The typical...
15 September 2015
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One in five older people are considering downsizing but are being put off by a lack of homes and the cost...
07 September 2015
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The number of first-time buyer sales rose nearly 5% in July to hit the highest figure since the recession. There were 29,700...
28 August 2015
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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
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The appetite for longer-term mortgages is soaring as homebuyers look to stretch out their repayments to make them more affordable, new...
17 August 2015
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Four out of five new mortgages are fixed rates as borrowers increasingly turn their back on tracker deals. Borrowers are also fixing for...
14 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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New figures suggest that mortgage rates are continuing to fall despite growing expectations of a base rate hike. There was a further...
06 August 2015
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Mortgage rates continue to fall despite reports that lenders are already pulling their cheapest deals in advance of the first Bank...
30 July 2015
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TSB has extended its buy-to-let mortgage range to include two-year fixed rate mortgages for landlords looking to buy a new property...
30 July 2015
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As mortgages plunge to record lows borrowers no longer have to pay more for the security of a fixed rate. The difference...