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Overseas demand rises, but brokers see little lift in mortgage activity

US buyers are becoming more visible, but their impact on mortgage volumes remains limited

Santander Mortgage Rates

114 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates starting at 4.03% with a £999 product fee for its 5 year products

HSBC Mortgage Rates

328 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering moving home fixed rates from 3.86% with a £999 product fee for their 5 year products. They also offer an existing customer rate for Buy to Let from 3.96% with a £1,999 product fee for a 5 year product.

Lloyds Mortgage Rates

44 mortgage products listed in our database and is currently offering a Club Lloyds First Time Buyer fixed rate at 4.10% with no product fee for a 5 year product.

Mortgage affordability tightest since 2008

UK borrowers now give more than a fifth of gross income on repayments

House prices defy gloom as resilient buyers offset weaker sentiment

Amid global instability, trimmed rates and a steady Bank of England, brokers hail sturdy market

RECAP: BoE's latest rate decision, as it happened

Central bank poised to deliver latest rate announcement as economic storm clouds gather

Property transactions edge up despite uncertain outlook

HMRC figures show March activity rose to its highest level in a year

Housing market steady despite higher mortgage rates: Zoopla

Homes sell almost as quickly as last year, buyer enquiries recover, and price growth stays modest

Homebuyers paid nearly 10% more stamp duty in 2025-26

Average buyers faced a £2,500 jump when the nil-rate threshold fell last year