Mortgages
Standard Life adds Offset to 2 year fixed rate mortgages
Standard Life Bank has launched an Offset feature on all new 2 year fixed rate residential mortgages.
Standard Life extends Freestyle Professional Mortgage range
Standard Life Bank is extending its popular Freestyle Professional Mortgage range, launching a new two-year fixed rate mortgage with the option of offsetting.
Spring into great mortgage deals with RBS
RBS has launched competitive mortgage deals for house buyers and remortgagers this spring. There are offers available, no matter what type of mortgage a customer is looking for – fixed, tracker and offset.
L&C makes every mortgage a green mortgage
London & Country Mortgages (L&C), no-fee mortgage broker, is pledging to plant fifty trees for every new mortgage taken out by its clients in 2007 – enough to offset a person’s carbon emissions for the year.
Alliance & Leicester launches PlusMortgage
Alliance & Leicester has launched its new 100% plus loan to value (LTV) mortgage called PlusMortgage which combines a mortgage with an unsecured personal loan. Borrowers will be able to take advantage of a mortgage and loan with a maximum LTV of 125% LTV.
Leeds launches large loan lifetime tracker
Leeds Building Society has launched a new lifetime tracker mortgage specifically designed to cater for customers who require a mortgage in excess of £500,000.
Newcastle launches new two year fixed rate mortgage
Newcastle Building Society has added to its mortgage range with the launch of a new two-year fixed-rate mortgage at a market-leading rate of 5.22% until 30th April 2009.
Bradford & Bingley launches range of 10-year fixed rate mortgages
Bradford & Bingley has launched a range of 10-year fixed rate mortgages that carry early repayment charges for the first five years of the mortgage term only.
Alliance & Leicester launches new fixed rate mortgage deals
Alliance & Leicester is launching a highly competitive new range of mortgages, which are available from Monday 2 April and include:
Rise of the half million pound mortgage
Affluent homeowners who take advantage of lenders’ very high income multiple offers must take a long hard look into the future to avoid risking it all, advises broker My Mortgage Direct.
Scarborough’s new fixed rate deal provides a shelter from future rate rises
Scarborough Building Society has this week launched a highly competitive range of 10-year fixed rate mortgages, giving borrowers the peace of mind of controlled mortgage payments over the longer term.
Mortgage Express launches new self-cert mortgages
Mortgage Express has announced the launch of a number of market-leading self-cert mortgages, following a reprice of all fixed rate products within its self-cert range.
Self-service mortgages – the future?
Term reduction has become a key aspiration for mortgage holders, with almost three quarters wanting to reduce their mortgage term or increase their payments to reduce the balance over time, according to research featured in Intelligent Finance’s “End of Term” report.
New first time buyer cashback mortgage
Co-operative Bank has launched a new unique first time buyer cashback mortgage aimed at helping first time buyers (FTB’s) onto the property ladder.
Ray Boulger: Nationwide's new 25 year fixed rate mortgage
Commenting on the launch of Nationwide’s new 25 year fixed rate mortgage, Ray Boulger, Senior Technical Manager at independent mortgage broker John Charcol, said: