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Leeds Building Society reduces rates

ended 02. August 2024

Leeds Building Society has announced it is making some changes to its new lending mortgage range. These changes affect new mortgage applications only. Changes below. Newspage asked brokers for their views, bottom.

  • Selected Buy to Let and Portfolio Buy to Let fixed rates reduced up to 0.12%.
  • Selected Residential fixed rates reduced up to 0.10%.
  • Selected Shared Ownership rates reduced up to 0.12%.

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Leeds Building Society has clearly welcomed the recent base rate reduction. Other lenders are expected to follow suit, but it won't happen overnight. We will see more rate cuts over the coming weeks, although some of them may be quite small. However, with consistent reductions in the right direction, these changes will gradually have a significant positive impact on mortgage holders' finances.
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Ongoing incremental rate cuts by mortgage lenders are a welcome development for UK borrowers. Leeds Building Society is the latest to join this trend, lowering their rates and contributing to a more competitive market. For mortgage seekers, this is undeniably good news. Lower rates mean more affordable borrowing costs, making homeownership more accessible to a broader segment of the population. Additionally, as lenders jostle for position, consumers benefit from a healthier market with better deals and more choices. As lenders continue to adjust their offerings to attract customers, we can expect further enhancements in service quality and product innovation.
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More welcome cuts for borrowers from the Leeds Building Society. It may be next week before this week's Bank of England rate decision really starts to feed through. It's not as easy for lenders as flipping a switch.
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This may well be a result of the Bank of England decreasing the base rate to 5% yesterday. Skipton Building Society also reduced rates earlier today. Now, let's see some major lenders join the fray and spark an all-out price war, a much-anticipated outcome for house buyers.
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This is another lender that is continuing to cut rates, and one that is now focusing more on higher loan-to-value borrowers, too. The amounts may be small but consistency is key and what matters is the rate cuts keep coming. As long as the trajectory is down, it will be embraced by borrowers.