Weekly Product News w/c 18th Jan 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 18 January 2010 00:00
Intermediary Products


Accord

Semi-exclusive products will be available from Tuesday 19th January: The main changes are:

  • New 2, 3 & 5 year fixed rates. Our lowest fixed rate is now 3.39% fixed to 28/02/2012.
  • New 2 year Bank of England tracker rates. Our lowest tracker rate is now 2.39% (BoE+1.89%) to 28/02/2012.
  • New LTV tiers of 65% & 80%. We now offer tiers of 65%, 75%, 80%, 85% LTV.
  • Product end dates now 28th February.
  • Choice of fees; no fee, £995 fee, £1995 fee.
  • Choice of incentives; free valuation and £250 cashback for selected house purchase, refunded valuation and free legal service for selected remortgages
  • New house purchase fixed rate with 1% cashback.



Cheltenham & Gloucester:

The BTL range has been revised. The main changes are:

  • Rates amended.
  • Product Fees amended.
  • Revert rate is now BBR +4.24%.
  • The end dates have been extended to May.



Islamic Bank:
  • Launched a revised set of products including 2 fixed rates and 4 tracker rates



Manor Mortgages:
  • Exclusive products launched for Clydesdale Bank.
  • A revised range of exclusives have been launched for BM Solutions.
  • The exclusive products have been withdrawn from Bath Building Society.
  • A revised range of exclusives have been launched for Coventry BS / Godiva BTL.
  • A revised range of exclusives have been launched for ITL Mortgages.
  • The Light and Medium products have been withdrawn from MBS Lending.
  • A revised range of exclusives have been launched for The Mortgage Works.



Mansfield :
  • Decreased their BBR Tracker by 0.40% as of tomorrow now payable rate 2.49%



Saffron Building Society:
  • The 5.89% fixed rate until 30/11/2012 is now available to intermediaries.



Scottish Widows:
  • Effective from Monday 18 January 2010:
  • LTV increasing to 90% on the Professional Mortgage
  • LTV increasing to 85% on the Flexible Mortgage
  • New 2 Year Fixed Rates
  • New 2 Year Fixed expiry date 31 March 2012
  • New 2 Year Base Rate Trackers
  • New Base Rate Term Trackers



Direct Products


Clydesdale Bank:
  • Two fixed rates at 75% LTV reduced by 0.30%.
  • 2 year Offset product at 75% LTV reduced by 0.20%.
  • End dates extended from March to April.
  • Two fixed rates at 70% LTV withdrawn.



Halifax:
  • Launched 2 new 18 month Direct Only Tracker products.
  • Tracker plus 2.39% (2.89%) & Tracker plus 1.99% (2.49%) at 60% LTV and 75% LTV



HSBC:
  • 5 Year Fixed Special Purchase Remortgage. Rate reduced to 4.73%
  • Lifetime Tracker +1.99% Mortgage Special Purchase Remortgage. Rate reduced 2.49%



Lloyds TSB Scotland:
  • A new revised range of products has been launched for Lloyds TSB Scotland.



Loughborough Building Society:
  • The Society has today launched two new products:
  • 2 year 1.50 discount of SVR
  • BTL Fixed 3 years 5.99%



Manor Mortgages:
  • Two exclusive products launched for Church House Trust.



Yorkshire Bank:
  • Two fixed rates at 75% LTV reduced by 0.30%.
  • 2 year Offset product at 75% LTV reduced by 0.20%.
  • End dates extended from March to April.
  • Two fixed rates at 70% LTV withdrawn.