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Abbey, part of the Santander group for nearly four years, is the sixth largest bank in the UK and one of its largest providers of mortgage and savings products. Abbey offers several kinds of mortgages, including Flexible and Fixed rates, as well as Tracker and Buy-to-Let variants.
Alliance & Leicester Building Society was formed in 1985 when the Alliance Building Society merged with the Leicester Building Society. Then in 1997, Alliance & Leicester decided to float the society on the London Stock Exchange, making it the reputable financial institution it is today. They offer loans, mortgages, investment plans, credit, and insurance cover.
Britannia, previously called Leek and Moorlands, has been around since 1856. They offer a range of mortgages and insurance cover, as well as other loans and credit card programmes. Britannia offers fixed rate, flexible, offset, standard variable rate, tracker and existing borrower mortgages.
Halifax, along with the Bank of Scotland, forms part of the HBOS plc. It is currently the fifth largest bank in the UK. Halifax has several mortgage plans for you to consider. They offer fixed, tracker, offset, buy to let, and various other types of mortgages.
SBC claims to be “the world’s local bank.” They have their headquarters in London, from where they manage over 10,000 offices throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. They offer fixed, discount, and tracker rate mortgages, as well as different plans for the first-time buyer, those who want to re-mortgage or move home, and those who want to buy a home abroad
Lloyds TSB is one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the UK. They offer personal and business banking, credit cards, loans, insurance, investments, and mortgages. Lloyds TSB is partnered with the mortgage specialists Cheltenham & Gloucester to provide you with buy to let mortgages, first time mortgages, remortgages, and many other mortgage products.
Since its beginnings in 1968, NatWest has become part of the second largest banking entity in the UK and the fifth largest in the world. NatWest offers fixed rate, flexible rate, buy to let, and 100% mortgages, among others.
The Royal Bank of Scotland was founded in 1727 and has its headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. Currently, they serve up offset, variable, fixed rate, 100%, lifetime, and buy to let mortgages.
In 1825, the Standard Life Assurance Company was established. Over the years, they have expanded their services to include mortgages. All of their mortgages come under the Freestyle name, but include: tracker, professional, buy to let, fixed, and lifetime.
28 Jan 2010 You might be surprised to learn that the true cost of your mortgage could be far higher when the additional fees are taken into consideration. Here is a guide to the 'hidden' costs that you can expect.
04 Feb 2010
We look at the reasons behind the SVR
increases, and what you can do about it if your mortgage rate has
become unmanageable.
04 Mar 2010
A mortgage is likely to be the most significant expense that most of us
will face in our lives, and yet a surprising number of people would not
be able to say which rate they were currently on.
According to recent
research by the Post Office, 28% of mortgage holders do not know what
interest rate they are paying on their home loan. This amounts to a
staggering 3 million UK borrowers who could potentially be paying back their
mortgage loan at an uncompetitive rate.
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