Mortgages
Buy-to-let lending £16.4 billion in 2012
Buy-to-let lending accounted for 11.5% of total gross mortgage lending in 2012, up from 9.8% in 2011, according to data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Marsden Building Society leads the charge to help first time buyers
Marsden Building Society has launched a market-leading 3.99% fixed rate mortgage until 2015 for LTVs up to 90%.
Nationwide launches lowest ever fixed rate
Nationwide Building Society is introducing its lowest ever two-year fixed rate. Following the cuts of 0.15 percentage points, new customers will be able to access two-year fixed rates and tracker rates starting from 2.34%.
Platform reduces buy to let mortgages by up to 0.99%
In a move that further signals The Co-operative Bank's appetite to lend competitively through the intermediary sector, Platform has reduced the rates on its mainstream and buy to let mortgages by up to 0.99%.
Lowest ever mortgage rates but beware sting of higher fees
Mortgage rates have fallen to an all-time low and the number of products available has increased by 37 per cent as a result of the Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme.
First-time buyers reach highest yearly total in 5 years
The number of first-time buyers reached its largest yearly total in five years, according to data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch mortgage fee offer
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have announced the launch of a no fee mortgage offer to reward its existing customers.
Principality partners with builders to give buyers access to new properties
Following on from the launch of their Welsh mortgage product range designed for First Time Buyers in January, Principality is working with builders to give buyers with low deposits access to new build properties with mortgages of up to 95% Loan To Value (LTV) via a brand new guarantee scheme.
first direct launches lowest ever 5 year fixed rate
first direct, recent winner of the Consumer Moneyfacts Remortgage Buyers' Choice award, today launches a market leading five year fixed rate mortgage at 2.69%.
Leeds BS and Leeds City Council offer Helping Hand for FTBs
Up to 18 new homeowners in Leeds are in line to secure their first houses after taking part in a mortgage deposit scheme supported by Leeds City Council.
Clydesdale Bank extends Buy-to-Let range for brokers
Following the recent launch of its Low Start Mortgage, Clydesdale Bank has announced further new mortgage products available through the broker channel.
Monmouthshire launches lower fixed rates mortgages
Monmouthshire Building Society, one of Wales’s largest and most successful financial institutions, has launched a new range of lower five year fixed rate mortgages with no product fees payable.
Brokers are increasingly confident in the mortgage market
Mortgage brokers have become increasingly confident about the overall outlook for the mortgage market for 2013, according to the latest Halifax Intermediaries Confidence Tracker.
Tesco Bank launches new fixed rate mortgage deals
Tesco Bank is offering competitive new mortgage deals with rates starting at 2.28% on a 2 year fixed rate (60% LTV) and 2.89% (previously 3.39%) on a 5 year fixed rate (70% LTV).
Post Office launches two new table topping mortgage products
The Post Office is introducing two new table topping mortgage products including a 60% LTV five year fix at 2.74% and a 90% LTV five year fix, with no fee, at 4.55%.