All Mortgage Stories

The first-time buyer share of house purchase activity was above the long run average, supported by easier credit availability.

Rates now start from 2.44% on standard and 2.70% on specialist product ranges.

22% of first-time buyers purchased homes with deposits under £20,000 in December, up 8 percentage points year-on-year.

Landbay has cut rates on its existing Premier 75% LTV two-year fixed rates by 0.50%.

The move is designed to simplify the product offering and allow borrowers to benefit from the same rates.

TRM advisers will now have access to Handelsbanken’s product suite.

The new stress rates will allow eligible customers to borrow up to an additional £33,000.

The two firms have collaborated to integrate the LiveMore Mortgage Matcher into MAB's adviser system.

Prices saw the largest ever increase in the month of January, and the largest of any month since June 2015.

Reductions apply to both new business and existing customer product ranges.