Fixed Rate Mortgages

Abbey: Government plans for funding long term fixed rate mortgages

Nici Audhlam-Gardiner, Head of Mortgages at Abbey, said: "While it's positive to see that home ownership is on the government's agenda, it is critical to ensure that initiatives align with what customers want.

Nationwide launches new 25 year fixed rate mortgage

Nationwide Building Society has announced the reintroduction of its innovative 25 year fixed rate mortgage at a rate of 6.39%. The new 25 year fixed rate will be available from Tuesday 17 July.

Moneyfacts.co.uk: The long term fixed rate mortgage market

Lisa Taylor, Analyst at Moneyfacts.co.uk, comments: “This week Alistair Darling, the new chancellor of the exchequer announced that Labour would shortly be issuing proposals to increase the supply of long term fixed rate loans, in a bid to tackle the affordability crisis and concerns that the short term market thrives on collecting regular arrangement fee income.

Britannia launches new mortgage deals

Britannia Building Society will launch the following mortgage products on Friday 13th July 2007:

Fixed rate mortgages are going, going, gone

Borrowers are being urged to act now to secure a fixed rate mortgage before the base rate rises again.

Abbey announces new fixed mortgage rates

Abbey has announced new rates on a number of its fixed rate mortgages. These mortgages are available from Wednesday 20 June 2007.

Fixed rates disappearing again

Lisa Taylor, of Moneyfacts.co.uk, comments: “With base rate remaining on hold, at least for the next month, we may have expected the mortgage market to have settled. However this is far from the case, especially for fixed rate deals that have been either disappearing off the shelves or increasing rapidly.

Record number of borrowers OPT for fixed rate loans

The number of borrowers taking out fixed-rate mortgages is at its highest level on record, according to the latest research from Mortgage Trust.

Two-year fixed rate deals at 0.6 per cent below base rate

With six rises in the Bank of England base rate over the past three years, borrowers with soon-to-expire fixed rate mortgages could be forgiven for thinking they’re in for a nasty shock.

Scarborough launches new flexible two-year fixed rate mortgage

Just days after the Bank of England’s latest interest rate rise, Scarborough is offering borrowers the peace of mind of a low rate fixed mortgage.

GMAC-RFC launches competitive two-year fixed rate mortgage

GMAC-RFC has today sent out clear signals regarding its appetite for market share. It has announced the launch of a mainstream two year fix which, at 5.25%, is believed to be one of the most competitive products of its type available from an intermediary-focused lender.