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Mortgage holders 'do not know their interest rate'

Thursday 4th March 2010

As many as three million mortgage holders in the UK do not know what rate of interest they are paying on their loans, it has been reported. Full story...

Santander cuts rates on 80% mortgages

Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Santander has announced that it is to cut the rates on its 80 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages, creating new best buy deals. Full story...

Pay mortgage off 'in 10 years'

Wednesday 24th February 2010

Homeowners could be able to pay off their mortgage in ten years if they are clever with their finances, lovemoney.com has suggested. Full story...

Mortgages only falling 'for those with equity'

Monday 15th February 2010

Mortgage rates are only falling for those who already have equity to invest in their property, Moneyfacts.co.uk has stated. Full story...

Santander announces mortgage rate cuts

Thursday 11th February 2010

Santander has announced that it is cutting the cost of its five-year fixed-rate mortgages due to customer demand. Full story...

Co-operative fixed mortgage rates cut

Tuesday 9th February 2010

Consumers considering Co-operative fixed-rate mortgages now have an added incentive, as the firm has announced that it is to cut the rates on its products. Full story...

Platform reduces rates on mortgages

Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Platform has announced it is to reduce the rates across its mainstream mortgage products. Full story...

Mortgage lending hits £1.8 billion in December

Monday 1st February 2010

Building societies gave out 15 per cent more in gross lending in December last year compared to the previous month, the Building Societies Association (BSA) has reported. Full story...

Santander reduces rates on its mortgages

Friday 29th January 2010

Santander has announced it is cutting the rates on two of its tracker products, which are on offer for new and existing customers. Full story...

SVR benefits 'vary between lenders'

Wednesday 27th January 2010

The amount of money that borrowers can save by switching to a standard variable rate (SVR) varies greatly between institutions, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. Full story...

Jan 26th - Northern Rock's Everyday mortgages have 'better rate'

Jan 25th - Mortgage rates cut by the Post Office

Jan 25th - Increase in SVR 'could leave lenders stranded'

Jan 21st - Skipton to increase rate of SVR mortgages

Jan 20th - Mortgage costs 'may rise' with inflation

Jan 20th - Banks cutting rates on variable mortgages

Jan 19th - Woolwich cuts lifetime tracker mortgage rate

Jan 15th - Coventry Building Society cuts mortgage rates

Jan 14th - Mortgage interest payments 'more affordable'

Jan 13th - 'Avoid expensive mistakes' by checking remortgaging cost

Jan 12th - 'One million' pay mortgages with credit cards

Jan 11th - Yorkshire Building Society releases new mortgage

Jan 8th - Mortgage lenders increase standard variable rates

Jan 7th - New mortgage deals announced by Nationwide

Jan 6th - Mortgages with standard variable rate 'on the increase'

Dec 15th - Buyers 'shun' fixed-rate mortgages

Dec 11th - Abbey announces new fixed-rate mortgage deals

Dec 11th - Nationwide announces new mortgage rates

Dec 9th - Mortgages rates cut by several big lenders

Dec 8th - Post Office releases new mortgage rates

Dec 7th - Mortgage holders can overpay 'to take make the most of low rates'

Dec 4th - Abbey: Fixed-rates lowered on high LTV

Nov 30th - New mortgage available from Leeds Building Society

Nov 30th - Abbey: New mortgages and rate cuts

Nov 27th - Coventry reduces mortgage rates

Nov 24th - 2-year fixed rate average below 5%, says Moneyfacts

Nov 23rd - Standard variable rate (SVR) holders warned over interst levels

Nov 13th - Mortgage rates drop but could fall further, says Moneyfacts.co.uk

Nov 12th - A brighter outlook for housing market, says Zoopla.co.uk

Nov 3rd - Halifax reports increasing mortgages prices

Oct 8th - No signs of increase in mortgage lending, says expert

Sep 28th - Smartlandlord.co.uk: Property still a good investment

Sep 24th - Standard variable rate-mortgages "at an all-time low"

Sep 17th - Mortgage deals are not what they seem, says moneysupermarket.com

Sep 14th - Some people are paying 'silly money for their mortgage'

Sep 8th - Appetite coming back to the mortgage market, says moneysupermarket.com

Sep 7th - First Direct's tracker mortgage deal 'excludes most of the market'

Sep 4th - Current mortgage deals 'are an excellent opportunity'

Sep 1st - Tracker rate mortgages will 'probably stay stable'

Aug 20th - Mortgage rate disparity has increased, says moneysupermarket.com

Aug 11th - Mortgage lenders 'gaining confidence'

Aug 11th - Remortgaging enquiries 'up in June'

Aug 10th - Variable-rate tracker HSBC mortgages "very competitive"

Aug 7th - Buy-to-let tracker mortgage holders 'should avoid complacency'

Aug 6th - Higher LTV mortgages 'to become available'

Aug 4th - Mortgage lenders 'unable to reduce rates'

Aug 4th - New Nationwide fixed and tracker mortgage cuts 'good news'

Jul 28th - Mortgage seekers 'must be prepared to take risks'

Jul 27th - Tracker mortgages 'disappearing from the market'

Jul 21st - New first direct mortgages made available

Jul 21st - New Lloyds TSB mortgage launched

Jul 17th - Tracker mortgages 'may be better value than fixed-rate products'

Jul 15th - Rent 'more expensive than mortgages in East Midlands'

Jul 14th - It does "not make sense" for mortgage lenders to penalise FTBs

Jul 10th - New Nationwide mortgage gets "three cheers"

Jul 2nd - New first direct mortgage announced

Jul 1st - Mortgage holders 'starting to worry about rate increases'

Jul 1st - Tracker mortgages 'may become more costly'

Jun 26th - Mortgages 'confusing for new borrowers'

Jun 24th - Vast majority of borrowers 'opting for fixed-rate mortgages'

Jun 23rd - Those unable to save big mortgage deposits 'suffering high rates'

Jun 22nd - Fixed-rate mortgages 'increasing in cost'

Jun 18th - Still good mortgage deals available, moneysupermarket.com claims

Jun 17th - Lenders 'raising cost of fixed-rate mortgages'

Jun 17th - Number of mortgages available to FTBs 'on the increase'

Jun 15th - Homeowners advised to secure fixed-rate mortgages

Jun 15th - FTBs 'still suffering from a lack of mortgages'

Jun 12th - Mortgage market needs Northern Rock to return "relatively aggressively"

Jun 11th - Fixed-rate mortgages 'to rise in cost'

Jun 10th - Landlords 'may have problems if mortgage lenders increase rates'

Jun 9th - Rises in mortgage approvals "very likely", expert says

Jun 5th - Mortgage holders 'losing out' on low interest rates

Jun 1st - London residents 'benefit most' from falling mortgage interest payments

May 29th - Consumers 'increasingly seeking longer-term mortgages'

May 26th - FSCS scheme 'may lead to rise in mortgage costs'

May 21st - Lenders charges 'increasing for fixed-rate mortgages'

May 20th - Consumers 'should secure fixed-rate mortgages'

May 20th - Homeowners 'may find mortgage increases a shock'

May 19th - Remortgaging problems 'arising due to falling house prices'

May 14th - New Alliance & Leicester mortgage launched

May 14th - Lower deposits 'mean higher mortgage rates'

May 13th - UK mortgage rates 'currently as low as they will get'

May 13th - Homeowners 'should consider fixed-rate mortgages'

May 12th - FTBs 'should wait for better mortgage deals before buying'

May 12th - New Coventry mortgages announced

May 11th - SVR mortgages 'not reflecting base rate cuts'

May 11th - Homes 'being left empty due to lack of mortgage lending'

May 11th - Number of available mortgages 'on the increase'

May 8th - Large mortgage deposits 'a problem for FTBs'

May 7th - Homeowners encouraged to consider fixed-rate mortgages

May 7th - Lenders 'expecting bigger mortgage deposits'

May 5th - New Woolwich mortgages launched

Apr 30th - New Co-op mortgage launched for FTBs

Apr 29th - Bank says it is "committed" to mortgage lending

Apr 29th - New Nationwide mortgage system to be implemented

Apr 27th - Co-op bank introduces changes to mortgage range

Apr 24th - Homeowners encouraged to overpay on mortgages

Apr 20th - Negative equity 'increasingly affecting UK households'

Apr 20th - FTBs and remortgagers 'need significant deposits'

Apr 17th - Homeowners 'should consider fixed-rate mortgage deals'

Apr 16th - Falls in Britannia mortgage rates announced

Apr 15th - People with bad credit ratings 'struggling to get mortgages'

Apr 15th - FTBs 'will benefit from additional mortgage lending'

Apr 9th - HSBC's mortgage announcement "great news" for consumers

Apr 9th - Lender 'would have passed on interest rate cuts'

Apr 8th - New HSBC mortgage funding announced

Apr 7th - Mortgage lenders 'still demanding high deposits'

Apr 7th - 85% LTVs "excellent for mortgage market"

Apr 3rd - Mortgage borrowers seeing "partial pass through" of interest rate falls

Apr 2nd - New Abbey mortgages on offer for FTBs

Apr 1st - Over half of tracker mortgage borrowers 'not overpaying'

Mar 31st - Homeowners 'should take advantage of low fixed-rate mortgages'

Mar 30th - Prices cut on selected Nationwide mortgages

Mar 30th - UK near bottom of fixed-rate mortgage market, expert says

Mar 27th - New Clydesdale Bank mortgage deals announced

Mar 26th - Woolwich mortgage rates cut

Mar 25th - Turner: Mortgage rates will remain high for a while

Mar 17th - Cap on mortgage lending 'would hurt FTBs'

Mar 16th - FTBs 'still struggling to obtain mortgages'

Mar 11th - Tracker mortgage holders can cap rates

Mar 10th - Thousands paying no interest on mortgages

Mar 10th - Mortgage comparisons 'must not neglect amounts left owing'

Mar 6th - Mortgage rates cut with base rate reduction

Mar 4th - Tracker mortgage holders 'must prepare for higher costs'

Feb 27th - Higher LTVs demonstrate 'more confidence' in the market

Feb 26th - Comments on situation for first-time buyers

Feb 24th - New HSBC mortgages launched

Feb 20th - Alliance & Leicester mortgage range expanded

Feb 19th - Mortgages launched for ten-year fixed rates

Feb 18th - Moneyfacts: Mortgage holders not getting full base rate cuts

Feb 9th - Rate cut passed on in full to Nationwide mortgage holders

Feb 9th - RBS and Natwest mortgage rates cut

Feb 6th - Abbey mortgages update regarding base rate cut

Feb 6th - Base rate cut effect on Barclays mortgages

Feb 5th - Lloyds TSB mortgage deal launched

Feb 4th - 90% mortgages 'do not give good rates'

Feb 4th - Lloyds TSB mortgage holders 'will get base rate reduction'

Jan 30th - Leeds mortgage costs cut

Jan 29th - New Woolwich mortgage launched

Jan 29th - Two-year fixed-rate mortgage deals 'not suitable for many'

Jan 27th - CML: Protect equity with mortgage overpayments

Jan 23rd - HSBC tells customers to overpay mortgages

Jan 22nd - Mortgage holders advised to overpay

Jan 21st - Mortgage Works products launched

Jan 19th - Legal & General and Alliance & Leicester remortgage deal launched

Jan 16th - Proportion of income dedicated to mortgage interest falls

Jan 16th - Alliance and Leicester mortgage rates cut

Jan 15th - HSBC launches record low mortgage interest rate

Jan 14th - First-time buyers with low deposits suffer high interest rates

Jan 14th - Abbey mortgage rates cut

Jan 12th - New Lloyds TSB mortgage rates launched

Jan 9th - Mortgage groups respond to base rate cut

Jan 9th - Alliance & Leicester remortgage deals launched through intermediaries

Jan 8th - Legal & General: Falling fixed rates not benefiting everyone

Jan 7th - Mortgage help expansion 'will not benefit many'

Dec 22nd - New NatWest fixed-rate mortgages launched

Dec 19th - Moneyfacts: Many forced to costly fixed-rate mortgages

Dec 18th - Abbey fixed rate mortgages cut

Dec 18th - Homeowner advised to take variable rate mortgage over fixed-rate

Dec 12th - uSwitch: Tracker mortgage holders dissuaded from base rate benefits

Dec 10th - Abbey fixed rates cut

Dec 9th - HSBC pledges to increase mortgage lending

Dec 8th - RBS/NatWest mortgage rates reduced

Dec 5th - Abbey mortgage rates cut but trackers temporarily withdrawn

Dec 5th - Mortgage brokers and lenders respond to base rate cut

Dec 4th - Lloyds TSB mortgage rates to be cut if base rate is reduced

Dec 3rd - Alliance & Leicester mortgage rates cut

Nov 27th - Woolwich and Abbey mortgage rates cut

Nov 25th - Natwest mortgage rates reduced

Nov 24th - Mortgage brokers advise leaving expensive deals early

Nov 21st - uSwitch: Tracker mortgages relaunched above base rate

Nov 21st - Nationwide fixed-rate mortgages withdrawn

Nov 20th - Abbey mortgage rates cut

Nov 17th - Falling house prices 'will prevent remortgages'

Nov 13th - Tracker mortgages withdrawal 'a big shock' for borrowers reaching ends of deals

Nov 13th - Mortgages 'can be paid off earlier' but fixed rates 'not reduced'

Nov 12th - New Alliance & Leicester and Lloyds TSB mortgages launched

Nov 11th - Abbey mortgage rates cut and two-year trackers return

Nov 10th - Lloyds TSB Mortgages: Maximise on mortgage savings

Nov 7th - Mortgage brokers: Good and bad news with base rate cut

Nov 6th - Alliance & Leicester mortgage rates cut

Nov 4th - Abbey and Nationwide mortgage rates increased for trackers

Nov 3rd - Nationwide mortgage rates cut

Oct 31st - Abbey mortgage rates cut

Oct 30th - Alliance & Leicester mortgage rates cut

Oct 27th - Skipton Building Society mortgage rates fall

Oct 23rd - RBS and NatWest mortgage rates cut

Oct 22nd - Abbey rates cut on three-year fixed deals while Nationwide rates rise

Oct 21st - Alliance & Leicester rates decrease

Oct 20th - Borrowers 'denied mortgages due to unconventional working hours'

Oct 16th - Nationwide rates cut

Oct 14th - Lenders up mortgage rates

Oct 10th - Mortgage lenders up rates

Oct 7th - Interest rate cut 'could help ease mortgage rates'

Oct 3rd - John Charcol: Seek a new mortgage sooner rather than later

Sep 26th - Moneysupermarket: New borrowers hit by "double whammy"

Sep 24th - Fool.co.uk: Mortgage rates will increase

Sep 19th - Mortgage rates 'could go up'

Sep 18th - Combined Lloyds TSB and HBOS 'will hold 28 per cent of mortgage market'

Sep 16th - Barclays rates cut

Sep 16th - Moneyfacts: Lehman bankruptcy will affect UK mortgage market

Sep 15th - Cheltenham & Gloucester rates cut

Sep 12th - Abbey rates cut

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