Articles Tagged With: Mortgage Rates

The increasing tendency among lenders to offer higher loan-to-values is a positive sign for those seeking cheap mortgage rates, it has been claimed. Ben Wilkie, editor of What Mortgage, said the market

It is worrying how many people are missing out on cheaper mortgage rates through ignorance over their current repayment costs, according to one expert. Ray Boulger, senior technical manager at mortgage

The Co-operative Financial Services has added a new two-year fixed-rate deal to its mortgage range. Available through both the Co-operative Bank and Britannia, interest rates of 3.19 per cent are accessible

Banks need to be more willing to lend if the availability of cheap mortgages is to improve, it has been suggested. According to Catherine Hearnden, director of MyMortgageDirect, increased loan-to-value

Updating existing legislation to allow more online estate agents to compete in the property market would create better deals for homeowners and buyers, it has been claimed. According to the Office of Fair

Mortgage lending will recover in time, but it is likely to remain at current levels of decline for the next few months, one lender has claimed. Timothy Lambert, head of consulting at Ducalian, was commenting

The cold snap in January contributed to a fall in completed property transactions, it has been reported. According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Rics, buyer interest and instructions

High street lender Santander has reduced the rates on its five-year fixed mortgages by up to 0.25 per cent. Aiming to offer cheap mortgage rates, the firm has made its 70 per cent loan-to-value LTV product

Tracker rates fell to a record low during January, offering a boost to consumers seeking cheap mortgage rates. According to the Bank of England – which began keeping records on the product in 1997

Platform - the intermediary mortgage specialist of The Co-operative Bank - has reduced the rates on both its fixed and tracker deals. The lender is now offering two-year fixed rates from 3.59 per cent

The Co-operative Financial Services has reduced its mortgage rates by up to 0.55 per cent, it has been announced. From Wednesday February 10th, customers of both Britannia and The Co-operative Bank will

The number of 90 per cent loan-to-value LTV mortgages on the market has increased by 26 per cent in the past month, it has been reported. Research conducted by Moneyfacts indicates that there were 144

The decision of the Bank of England to freeze its base rate is "good news" for mortgagees on tracker and standard variable rate deals, it has been suggested. Yesterday it was announced that interest

Leeds Building Society has launched a new two-year fixed-rate mortgage offering a rate of 3.45 per cent. The deal – which is available at up to 60 per cent loan-to-value LTV - has no higher lending

The average price of houses across the UK is predicted to rise by more than six per cent this year, according to the Centre for Economic and Business Research. It claims that by 2014, prices are likely

Santander is launching two new 70 per cent loan-to-value LTV mortgages, it has been announced. Two-year tracker and two-year fixed rate deals are now available at all branches, offering rates of 2.49

House prices rose for the ninth month in a row during January, latest figures have indicated. In news of interest to consumers seeking cheap mortgage rates, Nationwide found that the average UK house price

The house price rises seen throughout the last decade are unsustainable, it has been claimed. According to a new report from Halifax, the average property increased in value by 105 per cent in the 2000s,

Mortgage lending strengthened slightly in December, the British Bankers' Association BBA has reported. The organisation says gross lending was inflated by some borrowers pushing through purchases ahead

November saw house buyers use less of their household income to cover their interest payments than at any time since 2005, latest figures have indicated. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML,