Mortgage products soar by over 5,000 in two years

The number of available mortgage products has increased by 108% over the past two years, meaning an additional 5,172 products have been introduced into the UK mortgage market, according to Mortgage Brain research.

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Rozi Jones
10th July 2017
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"Advisers now have more opportunities to source and advise on a greater variety of products, and importantly, continue to meet the changing needs of their clients"

This represents a 108% uplift in product availability, with the market seeing a 48% increase over the past 12 months to a new high of 9,973.

The number of buy-to-let mortgages has also seen a dramatic increase over the same period with 2,634 products currently listed on Mortgage Brain’s systems – up 149%, from 1,058 in June 2015.

While representing the smallest product type by volume, 90%+ LTV products have shown the strongest performance over the past two years – increasing by 137% from 187 in June 2015 to now stand at 443.

An additional 3,961 products over the past two years represents a 97% uplift in the number of products with a 60% LTV or more, with 8,034 products currently available to advisers.

Mark Lofthouse, CEO of Mortgage Brain, commented: “The rapid increase in product availability over the past two of years is not only great news for mortgage advisers but a clear indication of the significant improvements the UK mortgage market has made in terms of product choice and availability.

“There are now over 5,000 more products available, and with strong rises being seen across all areas, advisers now have more opportunities to source and advise on a greater variety of products, and importantly, continue to meet the changing needs of their clients and their mortgage requirements.”

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