New mortgage best buys as Halifax, HSBC and First Direct cut rates
Mortgage lenders continue to slash rates faster than expected, as the cheapest five-year deals edge towards 4.5%.
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Mortgage lenders continue to slash rates faster than expected, as the cheapest five-year deals edge towards 4.5%.
Mortgage lenders continue to slash rates faster than expected, as the cheapest five-year deals edge towards 4.5%.
HSBC will accept professional consultant's certificates as warranties for new build homes in a change to its current criteria rules. The bank says it will now accept these certificates for “newly built homes within a development of no more than 10 properties,” from 4 December. It adds: “If the property is a flat
Mortgage brokers have hailed Nationwide's decision as a "watershed moment", anticipating a revitalisation of the property market and instilling hope among borrowers.
Aldermore has raised the maximum age that borrowers can lend on home loans until the end of their mortgage term to 75. The specialist bank says residential customers can borrow up to age 75, or their declared retirement age, whichever is lower, for capital repayment mortgages. It says: “This change will give