Mortgages
West Brom signals commitment to aspiring homeowners
Building society the West Brom is making new funds available to support borrowers eager to buy a house or switch their existing mortgage deal.
Unique Buy to Let capped tracker from Coventry Building Society
Coventry Building Society is launching a unique Buy to Let capped tracker, available from Tuesday 22nd May.
Monmouthshire helps first time buyers onto property ladder
Monmouthshire Building Society, one of Wales’s largest and most successful financial institutions, is successfully helping local first time buyers make those all-important first steps onto the property ladder.
Gross mortgage lending declines in April
Lending fell by 19% from £12.6 billion in March but was 2% higher than the total of £10.0 billion in April 2011, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Barclays launches new ‘Scan and Send’ system for brokers
Barclays has launched its new Scan and Send system, allowing mortgage brokers to electronically submit documents and intended to speed up the mortgage application process.
Fee free mortgages for first time buyers
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a fee free mortgage offer* for first time buyers.
Santander launches Newbuy mortgages
Santander has launched its range of NewBuy mortgages via intermediaries with established ties to Barratt Homes, Berkeley, Bovis Homes, or Persimmon.
Halifax launches leading Home Finder app
Halifax has launched the UK's first smartphone app which offers a 'one stop shop' for UK house hunters. The app combines property search facilities, mortgage affordability calculators, local area information and property buyers' guides.
Coventry Building Society cuts buy to let mortgage rates
Coventry Building Society has reduced rates and fees on selected products across its Buy to Let range.
Lloyds TSB improves first-time buyer fee saver mortgage deal
Lloyds TSB has improved its new fee saver mortgage for first-time buyers, offering borrowers the opportunity to save up to £760 on the cost of their mortgage and an additional £500 cash back incentive.
The Co-operative Bank withdraws interest only mortgage range
From Tuesday 8th May 2012, new customers at The Co-operative Bank will be able to take out mortgages on a capital and repayment basis only.
Mortgage customers face £300 million additional mortgage bill
On the day when over a million people will be hit by the Standard Variable Rate (SVR) and variable rate mortgage rise, Which? estimates consumers will face an additional £300 million in mortgage repayments over the next year.
Santander launches new first time buyer mortgages
Santander has launched a range of first time buyer mortgages, to help borrowers trying to get their first step on the property ladder.
Coventry Building Society cuts mortgage rates by up to 0.3%
Coventry Building Society has reduced rates on selected products across its Residential and Buy to Let range.
Barclays offers escape from SVR hike
Barclays is launching four competitively priced fixed rate mortgages. These include a two year Great Escape remortgage package priced at 3.89 per cent for 70 per cent loan to value (LTV) which allows customers to switch their mortgage to Barclays with no application fee, free legal work, free valuation and £300 cashback.