Mortgages
Yorkshire Building Society expands buy-to-let offering
Yorkshire Building Society is extending the geographical reach of its buy-to-let proposition from Monday 23rd January to cover loans on suitable properties across England and Wales.
Borrowers are opting for the best of both worlds
Latest John Charcol Mortgage Index reveals December was the strongest month yet for borrowers taking a track and fix Hybrid mortgage.
Yorkshire is home of mortgage best buys
Yorkshire Building Society is looking forward to offering borrowers even more great mortgage deals in 2012 after achieving the most Best Buys across all lenders in 2011.
Cambridge Building Society launches new mortgage range
The Cambridge Building Society has completely refreshed its mortgage range to significantly streamline and enhance its product offering.
Home affordability at its best since 1997
Mortgage payments for a new borrower in the second half of 2011 were at their lowest as a proportion of disposable earnings for 14 years, according to new Halifax research.
Nationwide enhances 90% LTV fixed rate mortgage range
Nationwide is launching a new, competitive 2 year fixed rate at 90% LTV for first time buyers, home movers and existing customers moving home on Thursday 12 January.
Chelsea makes strong start to 2012 mortgage season
Chelsea Building Society has kicked off 2012 with the launch of a new product range continuing its 2011 theme of offering competitive and innovative mortgage products.
Brits benefit from improved savings and mortgage rates in 2012
Brits wanting to kick start 2012 with a financial bang are set to reap the rewards from greater competition in the market with the average savings rates up, average mortgage rates down, lower APR's on loans, and record promotional deals on credit cards, according to analysis by MoneySupermarket.com.
Mortgages in 2011 most affordable on record
Lenders offering some of their cheapest mortgage deals last year helped make homeowners' monthly mortgage payments in 2011 the most affordable for 10 years, according to new research from Barclays.
HSBC introduces conveyancing panel to assist mortgage customers
From Monday 9 January 2012 HSBC is establishing a panel of solicitors and licensed conveyancers to provide the required legal services to our home buying mortgage customers.
Paragon Mortgages launches 44 new products
Paragon has launched 50 new products expanding their offering to help landlords further grow their businesses in 2012.
LV= announces equity release rate cut
Equity release specialist LV= has announced a rate cut on its lifetime and flexible lifetime mortgages. The interest rate on LV='s lifetime mortgage for customers up to 80 years old will fall from 6.59% to 6.49% AER from 3 January 2012.
Halifax begins New Year with new ‘no fee' first-time buyer mortgage
Halifax has launched a new two year, fee free, fixed rate first time buyer mortgage at 5.99%.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch fee free mortgage offer
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have announced a boost for homeowners with the launch of a fee free mortgage offer.
Mortgage lending by mutuals grows by almost a quarter in November
Gross lending by building societies and other mutuals was £2.5 billion in November, up 24% compared to November 2010 (£2.0 billion), and a new high since the BSA started reporting on the current basis in January 2010.