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- Fixing mortgages is 'best option' - 15th June, 2009
moneysupermarket.com has warned mortgage borrowers that rising rates in the future could mean that now is the best time to fix interest on their deals.
While the Bank of England base rate has seen a decline over the past two years, new market figures from the website show that lenders may be set to increase the interest on their mortgage products... - Fixed-rate mortgages proving popular - 12th June, 2009
Take-up of fixed-rate mortgage products has increased further as the interest rate cycle hits its floor, it has been claimed.
According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), 69 per cent of people taking out a mortgage in April opted for a fixed-rate deal, with an average rate of 4.83 per cent... - Increased confidence in housing market seen - 11th June, 2009
Professionals are optimistic about the future of the housing market, according to a new survey.
Over half of the financial advisors questioned by Legal and General predicted that business will improve over the coming three months as more people seek a home mortgage... - Nationwide launches 95% mortgage - 10th June, 2009
Mortgage lender Nationwide has announced a new range of mortgage products which will be available from today.
The new deals require only a five per cent deposit and include two and three-year tracker and fixed-rate loans... - Best of market mortgages by Britannia - 8th June, 2009
A market-leading range of mortgages has been announced by Britannia Building Society, aimed at the needs of first-time buyers.
Starting from next week, Britannia will begin to offer five new fixed-rate mortgages, available to customers in two, three, five, ten and 15-year terms and with a choice of loan-to-value rates... - HSBC relaunches rate matcher fixed-rate mortgage - 4th June, 2009
Fixed-rate mortgages from HSBC may be set to become cheaper in the future as the bank has recently relaunched its rate matcher mortgage.
This product offers to match the interest rates offered by any other bank's mortgage package, down to a minimum of 2.49 per cent. This rate can then be fixed for up to five years... - Leeds Building Society launches new fixed-rate mortgage - 29th May, 2009
A new fixed-rate mortgage has been launched by Leeds Building Society, which claims that it will offer flexibility and security to customers.
The new two-year offering will charge interest at a rate of 3.4 per cent and enables borrowers to make ten per cent capital repayments each year without incurring any penalty... - Co-operative Bank launches new tracker mortgage - 28th May, 2009
A new tracker mortgage has been launched by the Co-operative Bank, which claims it offers a better loan-to-value ratio than most of the other options on the market.
The bank's new mortgage will charge an initial rate of interest of 2.39 per cent, making it 1.89 per cent higher than the Bank of England's current base rate. This will be made available to borrowers seeking a loan-to-value ratio of up to 75 per cent... - Fixed-rate mortgages launched by first direct - 26th May, 2009
A new range of fixed-rate mortgages has been launched by first direct, which claims they will offer consumers increased flexibility.
The mortgages are aimed at customers who can offset their repayments against their savings and include a two-year fixed-rate mortgage charging interest of 2.99 per cent... - Lloyds TSB offers new mortgage - 21st May, 2009
A new fixed-rate mortgage aimed at first time buyers has been introduced by Lloyds TSB.
The new mortgage offers first time buyers a 95 per cent loan to value (LTV) mortgage at 4.39 per cent.
Lloyds can offer this rate - which it claims is almost £100 a month less than the industry's average - because the mortgage involves the bank taking a charge on first-time buyers' parents' savings...