Mortgage

Nationwide hikes variable rates by 25bps

Nationwide Building Society has lifted rates for existing variable rate borrowers following the second interest rate rise by the Bank...

Rate rise could ‘put brakes’ on housing boom

The Bank of England’s decision to raise the base rate from 0.25% to 0.5% could put the brakes on a...

Bank of England increases base rate to 0.5%

The Bank of England has increased the base rate again, doubling it from 0.25% to 0.5%. This latest rise follows...

Paragon launches BTL limited edition and switch products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let mortgages by adding four limited edition and four switch products to its range. The...

Accord reprices BTL range

Accord Mortgages is making widespread changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range. Rates on many of its lower-band LTV products will...

Vida opens up BTL expat products to more countries

Vida Homeloans has expanded the number of countries it will accept expat buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage applications from. Along with the...

Newcastle Intermediaries lifts resi loan sizes amid criteria changes

Newcastle Intermediaries has made several changes to its residential and buy-to-let lending criteria that include lifting maximum loan amounts and...

Pepper Money appoints new head of sales for second change mortgages

Pepper Money has promoted Tom Whitney to head of sales for second charge mortgages, following the company’s integration with Optimum...

Loughborough Building Society cuts BTL rate by 24bps

Loughborough Building Society has cut the rate on its 80% loan-to-value five-year buy-to-let fixed-rate mortgage by 24 basis points to...

HUD Announces More Funding For Areas Hit By Natural Disasters

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been very busy in 2021 and 2022 responding to natural disasters and...

NatWest hikes rates

NatWest is implementing various rate hikes across its line-up of mortgage products. In its core range, two-year fixes have been...

Leeds Building Society taps KPMG exec for CPO role

Caroline Hill has been appointed chief people officer at Leeds Building Society. Hill joins from KPMG where she was head...