Top Mortgage News

first direct launches new offset tracker mortgage

first direct, part of HSBC, has launched a new offset tracker mortgage with the added security of a capped interest rate. Read more »

1 July 2009 1:25PM GMT

Property market may be stabilising as house prices rise

There's more hope that the property market may be stabilising as house prices rose 0.9% in June, according the latest Nationwide Monthly House Price index. Read more »

30 June 2009 10:57AM GMT

Tracker mortgages cheaper but beware of base rate rises

Tracker mortgages may currently seem cheap when compared with fixed rate mortgages but with base rate rises likely are they higher risk? Read more »

29 June 2009 9:14AM GMT

Mortgage approvals on the rise, so too are mortgage rates

The British Bankers Association (BBA) reported that mortgage approvals in May were up 7% from April and nearly 16% from last year. Read more »

23 June 2009 10:58AM GMT

Fixed rate mortgage costs rise

This week has seen the average 2 year fixed rate mortgage increase to 4.9% and the 5 year fixed to 5.82%, so is it time to fix that mortgage? Read more »

19 June 2009 3:56PM GMT