Articles in the Moneyfacts Category
Savings rates tumble to fund mortgage cuts
In order to maintain their balance sheets, providers can either offer competitive mortgage or saving deals, not both, Moneyfacts.co.uk reports.
Posted in 2010, Moneyfacts, Mortgages on 11 March 2010
Not all fixed rate mortgages are decreasing
Latest Moneyfacts.co.uk figures show that while fixed mortgage rates are falling, they are only doing so for those with significant equity.
Posted in 2010, Moneyfacts, Mortgage Lending on 13 February 2010
Mortgage interest rates rise – despite no move in base rate
Research from Moneyfacts has found that eight mortgage lenders have increased their standard variable rate since April 2009.
Posted in 2010, Moneyfacts, Mortgages on 7 January 2010
Big names slash mortgage rates
Mortgage lenders have continued to cut fixed rates, causing the average two year fixed mortgage rate
to continue to tumble.
Average two year fixed rate falls to lowest since June
The average two year fixed has fallen to 4.99%, the first time it has been below 5.00% since 23 June
2009, Moneyfacts has reported.
Mortgage rates need to fall further
In the last few weeks a number of lenders including Abbey, Halifax, Leeds BS, Nationwide BS,
Northern Rock and Woolwich have made moves to cut mortgage rates, but rates are still a long way of the low reached earlier in the year, Moneyfacts has said.
Mortgage rates gather dust
There is a welcome relief to homeowners and first time buyers as lenders start to increase their maximum loan to values, new research from Moneyfacts suggests.
Posted in 2009, Affordability, Moneyfacts, Mortgage Lending on 10 November 2009

