Santander raises rates and cuts others, Molo trims BTL fixes Mortgage Finance Gazette

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Santander says it will raise some residential and landlord fixed-rate new business home loans by up to 11 basis points, while Molo has trimmed its two- and five-year buy-to-let prices.  

The high street bank says it will lift selected prices for new customers and cut its 95% loan-to-value two-year fixes for first-time buyers, including new build, by as much as 6bps, from tomorrow. 

Other changes include: 

New business 

  • First-time buyer new build — all 75% LTV to 90% LTV two- and five-year fixes increasing by up to 11bps
  • Residential homemover new build — all 60% LTV to 90% LTV two- and five-year fixes increasing by up to 10bps

Product transfer 

  • BTL — all 60% LTV to 75% LTV two- and five-year fixes increasing by up to 7bps

Meanwhile, Molo has lowered its UK resident standard landlord two- and five-year fixes. 

The specialist lender says two-year fixed rates for standard BTL products start from 2.68%, down by 6bps, while five-year fixed rates now start from 4.34%, down by 5bps. 

These prices are open to individual and limited company borrowers.   

Molo distribution director Martin Sims says: “Reducing our standard BTL rates, again, is all about maintaining sharp, affordable options to brokers in a time when rate competitiveness appears paramount to their Landlord Investor clients.” 

The firm adds that its specialist BTL loan rates — including houses in multiple occupation, multi-unit freehold block and holiday lets — as well as for non-UK resident and expat mortgages, remain unchanged.