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Coventry BS cuts selection of residential and buy-to-let rates
19+ hour ago (147+ words) The intermediary lender has cut residential rates by up to 20bps, while selected buy-to-let rates have been reduced by up to 13bps. The new rates launch today and include options across purchase and existing customer ranges. Among the reductions is a 5. 15% two-year…...
AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (327+ words) AMI said the updated identity is built around the words "Advice, Mortgages, Insurance, alongside the new strapline "Championing Advice, Shaping the Future. The trade body said the refresh was designed to set out more clearly what it represents, as protection…...
Gatehouse Bank cuts selected HPP and buy-to-let rental rates
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (284+ words) The changes apply to two-year and five-year fixed-term Home Purchase Plans at 65% and 80% finance-to-value, as well as two-year and five-year buy-to-let products at 65% FTV. The reductions include standard and green products for individual applicants and UK-registered SPV limited companies. Gatehouse…...
IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (432+ words) The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association said the publications are designed to help advisers, and others in the mortgage market, explain why fixed mortgage rates do not necessarily move in line with the Bank of England's Bank Rate. IMLA said many…...
Precise cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 35bps
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (164+ words) The specialist lender, part of OSB Group, said the changes were designed to support brokers placing specialist residential mortgage cases. The reductions apply across its Tier 1 to Tier 5 products. Selected products up to 95% LTV have been cut by 35bps, while all…...
HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 11bps
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (334+ words) The changes, which take effect from today (Wednesday 10 June 2026), include a number of reductions across the lender's residential and buy-to-let product ranges. For first-time buyers, the two-year fixed rate at 60% LTV with no fee has been reduced by 7bps to 4. 78%, with…...
Nationwide cuts switcher mortgage rates for existing borrowers
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (185+ words) The new rates, which apply across two-year, five-year and 10-year fixed-rate products, will take effect from Wednesday 10 June. The switcher range is available to existing Nationwide mortgage customers coming to the end of their current deal, with rates starting from…...
Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (219+ words) The lender said AVMs will be available on standard residential properties, including houses and single flats, with a property value of up to "750, 000 and a maximum loan-to-value of 65%. The change removes the need for a physical valuation on qualifying applications,…...
Halifax retains top spot in broker satisfaction survey
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (460+ words) The lender retained its position as the highest-rated mainstream lender and repeated its success as the best overall lender for broker experience in the H1 2026 edition of the industry survey. The latest Mortgage Lender Benchmark found that overall satisfaction with mortgage…...
YBS Commercial Mortgages cuts five-year fixed rates
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (174+ words) The changes apply from 10am today, Tuesday 9 June, across the lender's new-business range. The reductions cover five-year fixed rates for portfolio landlords seeking buy-to-let finance, as well as specialist products for houses in multiple occupation and multi-unit freehold blocks. There are…...