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The average interest rate for a 90% LTV two-year fixed rate deal has dropped to its lowest level since January 2008, at 5.39%, according to Moneyfacts.
Overall lending for house purchases hit its highest level in almost a year in July, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
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The difference between the rates charged for fixed rates and lifetime mortgages has widened significantly in the last two years, according to a report.
Fixed rate mortgage saw their popularity reach a year high in June attracting 48% of new borrowers, according to CML data.
State-owned Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are offering preferable mortgage borrowing terms to some of their high net worth customers for the first time since the start of the credit crisis.
Santander has cut the rates on its 80% LTV mortgages by 0.74%.
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Almost 1,000 new mortgage products hit the shelves in January - the biggest monthly increase in a year - according to sourcing firm Mortgage Brain.
Consumers are increasingly looking for alternative to tracker mortgages, due to expectations of rate rises this year, according to research from Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI).
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