Mortgages
Couples choose mortgage before, or over, marriage
Many couples are choosing mortgages before, or over, marriage vows to show their commitment to each other, according to new research from Post Office Mortgages.
Gross mortgage lending subdued in December
Gross mortgage lending in December was an estimated £11.0 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Santander cuts mortgage rates and launches new fixed rates
Santander is introducing a selection of changes to its current mortgage range including the reduction of its two year tracker rates and the introduction of two new two year fixed 80 per cent LTV deals:
Coventry Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates
Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates and increased LTV's within its market leading Residential and Buy to Let portfolio.
New capital repayments mortgage scheme
With the Bank of England base rate continuing to remain at an historic low, The Co-operative Bank and Britannia are now offering customers the opportunity to make additional capital repayments on their mortgage, of up to 50% without penalty.
House purchase lending unchanged in November
November was a stable month with very few changes to the volume and value of mortgage activity, according to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. 44,000 loans for house purchase, worth £6.3 billion, were advanced in the month.
Mortgages - to fix or not to fix?
Borrowers with variable rate mortgages continue to benefit from historically low interest rates following the Bank of England's decision to keep Base Rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent for the 22nd consecutive month.
Platform launch new buy to let mortgages
Platform's plans for growth in the intermediary market were reinforced today (12 January) with the launch of a new range of competitively priced mainstream and buy to let products.
The Mortgage Works enhances Buy to Let range
The Mortgage Works (TMW) is making a number of enhancements to its Buy to Let mortgage range.
Leeds reduces Buy to Let 2 year discount by 0.30%
Leeds Building Society has reduced its 2 year discount Buy to Let deal by 0.30% to only 4.59%. This rate is available up to 70% LTV and allows the flexibility of 10% capital repayments each year, without penalty.
Ongoing low mortgage rates create ‘interest rate-spoilt’ generation
With the Bank of England base rate remaining at 0.5% for a record 21 months, tracking data from unbiased.co.uk reveals the emergence of a new ‘rate-spoilt' generation.
Lloyds TSB launches lowest ever three year fixed rate mortgage
Lloyds TSB today introduces its lowest ever three year fixed rate mortgage at 3.74% (or 3.94% for non-current account customers).
New buy to let mortgages from Coventry Intermediaries
Coventry Intermediaries has maintained its new year momentum by launching two new market leading buy to let products with no arrangement fees.
Yorkshire mortgages receive over 1500 best buy mentions
Yorkshire Building Society has celebrated the end of 2010 with a bang by announcing a total over 1,500 best buy mentions across their mortgage products throughout the year.
Credit cards used to pay mortgage and rent
More than two million people have used credit cards to pay their mortgage or rent, an increase of almost 50 percent in a year, new research from Shelter reveals.