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09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
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
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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
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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
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The jury is out as to whether there will be a rate rise this week when the Bank of England Monetary...
18 September 2023
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Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...
27 June 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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With a raft of new schemes coming to market ahead of the end of Help to Buy, questions are being asked...
14 July 2022
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Demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the lowest level since July 2017, according to conveyancing service provider LMS. The...
27 April 2018
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Specialist mortgage lender, Foundation Home Loans, has reformed its buy-to-let range with new first-time landlord products. New five-year fixed rate options will...
25 July 2017
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The range and number of mortgage products now available is almost at the same level as before the financial crisis. This is...
22 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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A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...
22 February 2017
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Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans has enhanced its entire range of residential mortgage products. It's done so by slashing most of its...
08 February 2017
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Saffron For Intermediaries, part of Saffron Building Society, has announced the launch of three new fixed rate deals for homeowners and...
19 October 2016
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Mortgage rates have fallen to record lows as the prospect of an interest rate hike retreats and product choice continues to...
31 March 2016
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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 is aiming to boost first-time buyer mortgage lending with £1 billion of new low deposit products. It is launching a range...
10 September 2015
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Homeowners rushed to remortgage in July amid signs that fixed-rate mortgages are now starting to creep up in price. Remortgaging jumped 29%...
27 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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Mortgage Trust has overhauled its buy-to-let product range. The specialist lender is retaining several of its most popular fixed rate products and...