Mortgages
Free valuations and lower fees with refreshed Skipton mortgage range
Skipton Building Society has launched a new suite of mortgage products featuring lower rates and free valuations for house purchase customers on selected deals, helping them to minimise up-front costs when purchasing a home.
HSBC lowers mortgage rates even further
HSBC has reduced rates on a number of mortgages to provide even better value to borrowers looking to remortgage or make their first purchase.
Innovative retirement mortgage launched by Hodge Lifetime
Equity release specialist, Equity Release Supermarket has announced an innovative new retirement mortgage from Hodge Lifetime.
Leeds cuts cost of borrowing and launches 2-year deal with 0% initial rate
Leeds Building Society has reduced the rates on its 2, 3 and 5 year fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.37%.
Barclays cuts costs for homebuyers and remortgagers
Barclays is making further improvements and rate cuts to its residential mortgage range, providing even more money saving opportunities for remortgagers and a new range of highly competitive fee-free options for purchasers.
Parent-guarantor mortgages on the rise for first-time buyers
The Bank of Mum and Dad is shifting its priorities and evolving with the mortgage market.
West Brom reduces mortgage rates for three year borrowers
The West Brom is improving rates by up to 0.40% for borrowers looking to fix their mortgage over three years.
Strong mortgage lending by mutuals in first half of year
Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was £3.5 billion in June and £18.0 billion in the first half of the year, up by 28 per cent compared to £14.0 billion in the first half of 2012.
Buy to Let lending appetite increases for high LTV deals
The gap between 65pc and 75pc loan to value buy to let rates has narrowed in the last 18 months according to research by specialist broker Mortgages for Business.
One in two UK homeowners don’t understand offset mortgages
The latest Mortgage Mood report published by the Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that one in two UK homeowners do not understand the benefits of an offset mortgage.
Leeds launch ‘Holiday Let' mortgage range
Leeds Building Society has launched a new dedicated range of Holiday Let products to support demand in the UK, which has increased significantly over the last 5 years.
More mortgage best buys from the Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Building Society group is maintaining its reputation for offering competitive mortgages with more than 1,600 Best Buy products in the first half of 2013.
Santander launches Help to Buy mortgages
Santander has launched a range of Help to Buy Equity Loan mortgages via its intermediary channel.
first direct increases its range of low deposit mortgages
From Friday 19 July first direct will introduce three new 85% LTV mortgages and a further two 90% LTV mortgages.
Gross mortgage lending continues to grow in June
The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that total gross mortgage lending in June increased to £15 billion, representing a rise of 2% from £14.7 billion in May and 26% higher than the total of £11.9 billion in June 2012.