Buy-to-let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages has cut rates across all of its 5- and 7-year fixed-rate mortgages for both 65% and 75% loan-to-value (LTV).
From today, advisers can access the new pricing for fixed-rate deals which covers all three core-product areas, including standard/limited company products – 65% LTV 5-year fix priced at 5.69% (from 6.39%) and 75% LTV priced at 5.79% (from 6.49%), with Fleet’s 75% LTV 5-year fix Green mortgage product.
Additionally, rate cuts can be seen across HMO/multi-unit block products, including a 65% LTV 5-year fix priced at 5.83% (from 6.53%) and 75% LTV priced at 5.93% (from 6.63%), with the 75% LTV 5-year fix Green mortgage product now at 5.83% (from 6.53%).
Steve Cox (pictured), chief commercial officer at Fleet Mortgages, said: “With these new fixed-rate products we are effectively dropping rates by 0.70% across the board, and now have a range of 5- and 7-year fixes with prices all below 6%, some by a considerable margin.
“In recent weeks, we’ve seen a degree of stability return to the markets which means lenders like ourselves can be much clearer about our ability to fund longer-term fixes, which has translated into these significant price cuts.”
Fleet has also changed its revert rate for all fixed-rate products after the end of the special rate to Bank Base Rate (BBR) plus 3%.
Formerly this was BBR plus 5% for standard and limited company products, and BBR plus 5.25% for HMO/multi-unit blocks.
The lender is also withdrawing its 80% LTV products, with completion fees moved to 2% for all products, and booking fees now at £199 for fixed rates.
Fleet’s range of Trackers remain unchanged with 75% LTV products for both standard and limited company Trackers available at a rate of BBR plus 1.75% while the HMO/multi-unit block Tracker is available at BBR plus 2%.
The recently launched 75% LTV Green Mortgage Tracker products are also still available, again to those landlord borrowers seeking to purchase or remortgage properties which have an EPC level of A through to C.
They come with a 10-basis points reduction off Fleet’s core Trackers with both standard and limited company offered at BBR plus 1.65%, and HMO/multi-unit block offered at BBR plus 1.9%.
Cox added: “We’ve also made the decision to withdraw our 80% LTV products – we acknowledge it is difficult to secure higher LTV mortgages at present because of the current rental stress rate environment but will continue to review our options in this area if we feel there is a demand for such products.
“We’ve also simplified the range in terms of completion fees, shifting all to 2% which we believe is still competitive and inching our fixed rate booking fees up to £199 after not changing these for the last eight years.
He concluded: “Overall, we are very pleased to be able to cut rates across our entire fixed-rate product offering and coupled with our unchanged tracker range, believe we have a very strong proposition to support advisers and their landlord borrower clients.”
