Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Shrinking Buy-To-Let Market Triggers Mortgage Rate War

The rapidly shrinking buy-to-let market is driving lenders to a mortgage price war as they compete for dwindling demand from borrowers. The Post Office is the latest lender to cut rates on a swathe of deals. Its new two-year fixed rate of 1.33pc is the lowest ever offered, according to Moneyfacts, the comparison site. The lender now has the lowest interest rate in four of Moneyfacts seven categories and the joint lowest in another. It follows similar moves by other lenders, including Nationwide Building Society, to sharply reduce rates. Read more on the Daily Telegraph website.

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