NEW CREDIT SCORING TO HELP FIRST-TIME BUYERS GET A MORTGAGE - ZOOPLA Leeds Building Society has teamed up with Experian to incorporate regular direct debit payments into credit scores for first-time buyers. Key takeaways Leeds Build Society will enable first-time buyers to use a wider range of payments as [...]
WHAT IS A 100% MORTGAGE AND CAN I GET ONE? - TIMES MONEY MENTOR If you’re a first-time buyer in the UK you may want to know if you can get a 100% mortgage. We explain who is eligible and how they work after lender Skipton launched a no-deposit [...]
UK MORTGAGES: TIME TO SWITCH AND FIX TO SAVE UP TO £400 A MONTH - THE GUARDIAN Average SVR at highest level for more than 15 years as number of home loan products available jump The average standard variable rate (SVR) for mortgages has climbed to its highest level [...]
FIVE THINGS TO DO NOW IF YOUR FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE IS ENDING SOON - TIMES MONEY MENTOR More than one million UK households will see mortgage deals end this year, meaning a possible jump in their monthly repayments. Here’s what to do if your fixed-rate deal is ending soon. Interest [...]
WILL MY MORTGAGE REPAYMENTS GO UP WITH RISING INTEREST RATES? - TIMES MONEY MENTOR Will my mortgage repayments go up in price following the latest UK interest rate rise? If so, how much by and when will I notice a difference? Is it too late to do anything about [...]
BORROWERS BREATHE SIGH OF RELIEF AS FIXED MORTGAGE RATES FALL AND CHOICE HITS 15-MONTH HIGH - YOUR MORTGAGE Average mortgage rates fell in May as product choice reached a 15-month high, indicating a return to a steady market, data from a financial information company has revealed. The Moneyfacts UK [...]
WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED TO REMORTGAGE - WHICH? Homeowners face heftier mortgage costs as rates remain high. High mortgage rates are proving a shock to hundreds of thousands of homeowners looking to remortgage in 2023. In the first three months of this year, 353,000 fixed-rate mortgages came [...]
BASE RATE INCREASE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR MORTGAGE AND SAVINGS? - WHICH? The Bank of England has increased the base rate for the 12th time in a row, taking the figure to 4.5%. Members of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted for a 0.25 percentage point [...]
WHAT ARE THE CURRENT UK MORTGAGE RATES? - RIGHTMOVE If you’re thinking about buying a home, you might be wondering what the current mortgage rates are in the UK. Lenders change the rates of their mortgage products regularly. That’s why we update the average mortgage rates weekly and compare [...]
UK MORTGAGE LENDER TO OFFER FIRST 100% LOANS SINCE 2008 CRISIS - THE GUARDIAN Skipton building society aims product at renters who cannot save enough for a deposit. A leading lender plans to launch a 100% mortgage aimed at would-be first-time buyers who cannot save for a deposit, the [...]
