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Average mortgage available for just 17 days before being withdrawn from market

Homeowners looking to grab a new mortgage as interest rates climb may need to pounce quickly if they spot an attractive deal – as the average “shelf life” of a home loan has shrunk to just 17 days – the shortest time period in at least a decade. ...

08 Aug 2022 at 11:58

Personal Finance

Interest-free periods on credit cards are getting longer, analysis finds

The average introductory interest-free period being offered on balance transfer credit cards has surpassed 600 days for the first time in nearly four years. The typical interest-free balance transfer term on credit cards is now 602 days, ...

15 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Personal Finance

Santander increasing interest rate on flagship 123 current account

Santander UK is increasing the rate on its flagship 123 Current Account, after previously making a series of cuts. The bank will boost the in-credit interest rate on its 123, Select and Private current accounts by 0.2 percentage points, ...

08 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Personal Finance

Choice of mortgage deals shrinks at fastest pace since May 2020

The choice of mortgages has shrunk at the sharpest pace since the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, analysis has found. Mortgage borrowers have around 518 fewer products to choose from than they did in February, according to ...

07 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Personal Finance

Stocks and shares Isa funds ‘have grown at 13 times cash Isa rates on average’

The average stocks and shares Isa fund rate was more than 13 times the typical cash Isa rate over the past year, according to a financial information website. Between February 2021 and February 2022, the typical cash Isa rate was ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in 12 years

The average five-year fixed-rate mortgage on the market has breached 6% for the first time in 12 years. Across all deposit sizes, two-year and five-year fixed rates now both stand at more than 6% on average, according to ...

06 Oct 2022 at 11:31

Fixed mortgage rates continue to climb above 6% as choice of products improves

Average fixed mortgage rates are continuing to climb, pushing up costs for borrowers. Earlier this week, the average two-year fixed-rate deal topped 6% for the first time in 14 years and the average five-year fixed rate ...

07 Oct 2022 at 11:08

Personal Finance

More than 500 mortgage deals vanish from the market in the space of a month

Borrowers have nearly 1,000 fewer mortgage deals to choose from than they did a year ago, with more than 500 deals vanishing since last month. The number of available fixed and variable rate home loans has shrunk to 3,...

12 Sept 2022 at 12:34

Finance

Fixed and variable mortgage rates are on the rise, analysis finds

Fixed mortgage rates generally are on the increase, as well as some variable deals which directly track the Bank of England base rate, analysis has found. The Bank of England base rate increased 0.15 percentage ...

10 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Personal Finance

Choice of mortgage deals tops 5,000 but some rates have climbed higher

The total number of mortgages on the market has topped 5,000 for the first time since May last year, according to a financial information website. But while the choice of products is widening, mortgage rates ...

26 Apr 2023 at 10:04

Personal Finance

Nationwide Building Society launches 8% savings rate and £200 switching offer

Competition to attract current account holders is heating up, with Britain’s biggest building society launching a £200 switching offer and a linked savings account paying 8% interest. Nationwide Building ...

21 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Martin Lewis issues ‘urgent savers warning’ as Bank of England base rate is held

Savers may see some rates being shaved down after the Bank of England paused its run of base rate rises, according to consumer champion Martin Lewis. But he suggested that those considering locking into ...

21 Sept 2023 at 15:33

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