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Santander offers market-beating rate of 1.55 per cent
Market entrant aims to speed up application process
23,000 borrowers will be shifted to a new lender
Record numbers use the value tied up in their property to fund retirement
Equity release and interest-only loans expected to prompt other lenders to act
Regulator sets out plan to help borrowers locked into expensive rates with failed lenders
In a highly competitive market, UK borrowers are fixing deals for up to 10 years
Homeowners take an option on lower rate deals to avoid future interest rate turbulence
FCA seeks respite for thousands of borrowers locked into deals with inactive lenders
Number refinancing is the highest for nearly 10 years
Remortgage rush funds school fees, house improvements and Bank of Mum and Dad
Bank of England rate move and uncertainty prompt increase in longer-term products
Rise of the Rio mortgage as banks offer flexible terms to those in later life
Big lenders refuse customers with government loans
Range from Leeds Building Society offer high fees and low rates to maximise tax relief
Monthly repayments based on borrowing £200,000 over 25 years
Blockchain, digital mortgages and automated valuations could all accelerate transactions
We have increased the value of the property
Mortgages given to landlords continues to decline, UK Finance figures show
Significant proportion will be more than 65 by the time debts mature
Thousands of positions under threat as rising rates put brakes on refinancing volumes
Tax relief changes will have a huge impact on landlords’ mortgages, report finds
Refinancing may prove difficult two years on from the stamp duty surcharge
Borrowers need to balance upfront charges against the interest rate offered
