Mortgage Marketplace

18/04/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx2q86lgpo

Yes, small indicators that lenders are beginning to reprice and reduce their recent panic reaction to the Middle East crisis where they increased the cost of mortgages across their full range by 1% in the month of March. ie. a typical mortgage rate went from 4% to 5%.

Major lenders make rate reductions as markets take some heart from a possible truce in the Iran war.

09/03/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1jxdv439o

it is all kicking off now. How quickly things can change.

Nationwide, HSBC and Coventry Building Society are all putting some mortgage rates up.

13/01/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv7vl06e1o

Competition among lenders in the UK suggests that rates could be cut in the coming weeks.

19/10/2025

https://www.thornleygroves.co.uk/about-thornley-groves/insights/new-tax-rules-for-buy-to-let-landlords-from-2026/

13/10/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx4l557n1lo

Average mortgage rates have increased month-on-month for the first time since February, says Moneyfacts.

07/08/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6899yleg8o

Good for mortgage rates if lenders subsequently reduce fixed rates. |But does the BoE really know what they are doing - this was a very split decision and required a second vote. The BoE mantra that they have to increase the base rate to control is put into question. Food prices AND mortgage rates have doubled in the last 5 years.

Rates are now at their lowest since March 2023 even though inflation is well above target.

27/04/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8kd7mpn1yo

There is greater competition among mortgage firms but no guarantee that rates will keep falling, brokers say.

16/11/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7nje57jrlo

what is going on.

Lenders have been raising the cost of fixed-rate deals creating a headache for buyers and those remortgaging.

12/11/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57764601

Bank of England interest rates affect the mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions of people.

07/10/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62mv1d3650o

Falling mortgage rates have helped to boost confidence among buyers, the lender says.