Skipton cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 32bps across 90%, 95% and 100% LTV deals
Skipton Building Society cut rates on its two-, three- and five-year residential fixes from 9am on Tuesday 19 May, with the largest reduction at 32bps and an average of 14bps. The cuts target the higher 90%, 95% and 100% LTV bands where affordability has been tightest. For buyers near the top of their borrowing, that shaves a small but real chunk off monthly costs. With wider rate-cut momentum stalling, this looks like a single-lender push rather than a market-wide shift.
What this means for…
Buyers· 2/3
Sellers· 1/3
Wider market· 1/3
Each axis scored 1 (minor) to 3 (major). Total 4/9.
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