Santander for intermediaries have sent out emails to all registered mortgage intermediaries today announcing that they will be freezing their current mortgage product rates and they will avoid raising mortgage rates for at least one month. In comparison, Nationwide...

Halifax have announced that as of the 18th of July (this coming Monday) they will be raising interest rates...again…on selected 2-year and 10-year products. They have said that the rises could be as much as 0.32%. Here are the details we know about the new Halifax...

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Money information website Moneyfacts have revealed new data that shows 2 and 5-year mortgage product rates have increased in the sharpest month-on-month spike since 2007. Meaning that mortgages are getting more expensive and people who don't act now, may end up paying...

In the midst of rising mortgage interest rates, Coventry Building Society have announced that they are REDUCING their Buy-To-Let mortgage rates through their intermediary platform. The mortgage broker only arm of Coventry building society are reducing buy-to-let...

Struggling to get enough mortgage borrowing because of your age? 35-year mortgage term still too expensive per month for your budget? Would you consider taking 50-year cross-generation mortgages if it meant that you could get the perfect house? All it would mean is...

In recently release figures, the Bank of England has announced that net mortgage borrowing increased by 76% in May 2022. What does this actually mean? Is it a positive sign or a false flag? According to the BOE, Net mortgage borrowing on houses purchased to live in...

Halifax have sensationally announced today that they are lowering their minimum required deposit on new build properties from 10% to 5% throwing thousands of first-time buyers a lifeline. Changing their criteria to offer 5% deposit mortgages in the face of rising...

Intermediary accessible only lender Accord Mortgages have today announced that they are offering new discounted SVR mortgage products (Standard Variable Rate) across buy-to-let and residential mortgages. The lender, which is owned by Yorkshire Building Society, only...

Recently Nationwide building society and their buy-to-let arm The Mortgage Works (TMW) have been putting their rates up so much that they are no longer competitive in the mortgage market meaning that these rate rises are pushing these lenders down the list when...

Latest news coming out of the Bank of England says that they are raising the BoE base rate an extra 0.25% to 1.25% from the previous 1.00% which was only raised last month! In an attempt to tackle a potential risk of recession, the Bank of England has announced that...

The mortgage arm of Newcastle Building Society has announced today that they will now offer a 7-year fixed mortgage product to satisfy a growing demand in the mortgage market for longer term fixed products. In recent months, the uncertainty of the UK economy and rise...