Mortgages
Northern Rock reduces selected mortgage rates
Northern Rock has reduced some of its mortgage product rates with effect from 03 March 2010.
Coventry cuts its residential remortgage rates
Coventry Building Society is reducing rates on its range of Residential Remortgage products and launching a unique fixed rate deal, offering unlimited overpayments without penalty.
Are interest rates on the way up?
It's a tricky task to predict the exact point, or even a close estimate, of when rates may rise. However, with the current base rate at 0.50%, it is fair to assume the future for rates can only be up.
CFS launches new two-year fixed rate mortgages
The Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) has added a market-leading two-year fixed-rate mortgage to its product range, which will be available through both The Co-operative Bank and Britannia.
Over 3 million borrowers don't know their mortgage rate
Despite the Bank of England base rate being at an all time low, at least three million UK borrowers (28 per cent) do not know the rate of interest at which they are currently repaying their mortgage, according to Post Office Mortgages.
Santander cuts rates on 80% LTV mortgages
From Thursday (4 March) Santander is slashing the rates on its 80 per cent LTV mortgages. The new best buy deals are as follows:
Bespoke buy-to-let mortgage offering from ARLA
Today sees the launch of ARLA Mortgages - a free online comparison site designed for member agents to host specifically for landlords and the buy-to-let market.
Tidy up more than just the house this spring
With the hours of daylight getting longer and the mornings brighter, many householders may be steeling themselves to tackle their annual big ‘spring' clean and tidy up.
Have your mortgage paid for a year!
Santander Home Insurance UK is offering homeowners the chance to have their mortgage paid for them for a whole year.
Mortgage boost for first time buyers
First time buyers in Wigan looking to get a foot on the property ladder can now secure a new house of their own at Holme Park with just a 5% deposit*, by combining a helping hand from Bryant Homes North West with a new mortgage offer announced by Santander (formerly Abbey).
CCCS offers free debt advice and support
As research published by comparison website moneysupermarket.com has found that ten percent of British adults live on their overdraft, a leading debt charity is calling on anyone who is permanently in their overdraft to seek help.
Citizens Advice Bureaux helps record numbers with debt problems
The continuing impact of the recession is driving record numbers of people to seek help from Citizens Advice Bureaux with debt, benefit, employment and housing problems.
Scottish mortgage market recovering - but slower than UK as whole
House purchase activity in Scotland continued to pick up in the final three months of 2009, according to new data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
UK mortgage lending fell in January
Mortgage lending in January was relatively weak, showing a reaction to the inflated December market and the adverse weather conditions which impacted on activity, according to the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).
Mixed signals from UK housing
The UK market is presenting an increasingly complex picture so far in 2010, with gross mortgage lending at a 10 year low, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders who represent the bulk of Building Societies.