Mortgages
Skipton relaunches fixed rate mortgage range
Skipton Building Society has relaunched its range of 2 year, 3 year, 5 year, 7 year and 10 year fixed rate mortgages, with its popular 7 year option remaining a market leader.
Christmas comes early for fixed rate borrowers at Portman
Portman Building Society today unveils a number of changes to its fixed rate mortgage range – all the changes are effective from Saturday 25 November 2006.
Portman 100% mortgage range now available for purchase and remortgage
Portman Building Society is making a number of changes to its 100% mortgage range – all the changes will be available from Saturday 25 November 2006.
Legal & General Partnership Services Limited celebrates second anniversary
Legal & General Partnership Services Limited (the Partnership) is celebrating its second anniversary.
Moneysupermarket.com: mortgage SVR changes
Commenting on the mortgage SVR changes following the November MPC rate rise Louise Cuming, head of mortgages at moneysupermarket.com, said:
Platform recognised as best sub-prime lender by Hamptons
Platform, the intermediary lender of Britannia, has scooped the prestigious Best Sub-prime Lender prize at the 2006 annual Hamptons Awards held at the Vinopolis Wine Museum last night.
Don’t gamble with your home
The minutes of the latest Monetary Policy Committee showed that Bank of England Deputy Governor Rachel Lomax unexpectedly joined David Blanchflower in voting against an interest-rate rise this month.
Two weeks on from the Base Rate increase
Two weeks on from the decision to raise bank base rate by a quarter point, and we are still waiting for 57% of savings providers and mortgage lenders to announce any changes to their rates. Lisa Taylor, analyst at moneyfacts.co.uk comments:
Secure a mortgage on anything from barn conversions to windmills
You only need to look around your local area to see that unusual properties are becoming increasingly popular. From mill conversions and old churches to lighthouses, fire stations and even windmills it seems people are pushing new boundaries to find their ideal home.
UCB Home Loans extends free valuation limited offer
As a result of positive feedback from intermediaries, UCB Home Loans announced today that it is extending its free valuation offer, available on its core range of mortgage products, for a further two weeks.
Mortgages: Look behind the headline rate
Nearly five years since the majority of lenders made the switch to daily interest, almost 20 lenders still calculate new mortgages on an annual or monthly interest basis.
Britannia launches new tracker mortgages
Britannia Building Society is launching the following tracker mortgages on Friday 24th November 2006:
Britannia launches new fixed rate mortgage deals
Britannia Building Society is launching the following fixed rate mortgage deals on Friday 24th November 2006:
Skipton increase mortgage rates
Following the recent announcement of an increase in the Bank of England’s base rate, borrowers with Skipton Building Society will be pleased to find the Society’s new SVR – at 6.39% - remains lower than any of the UK’s top 10 building societies.
New fixed rate mortgage deals from Alliance & Leicester
Alliance & Leicester is launching a new range of prime mortgages, which is available from Wednesday 22 November and includes: