Slim pickings for buyers as lenders cull mortgage products
A typical buyer with a 10% deposit currently has a limited choice of around 60 mortgage products, according to Moneyfacts - down from 779 at the start of March.
Mortgage market could be frozen as lenders pull products
Banks & Government said to be in talks about pausing or adapting the mortgage market in light of the Coronavirus lockdown.
Lenders have now pulled half of all home-buyer mortgage products
Banks have shelved around half of their mortgage products in the least few weeks in response to the Coronavirus crisis and 0.25% interest rate.
Latest mortgage data shows a resurgence of buy-to-let activity
The number of home-mover, remortgage and buy-to-let lending picked up in December, reports UK Finance.
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