News in brief - 19 June 2026

Dudley Building Society has announced a series of rate reductions across its residential, buy-to-let (BTL) and expat mortgage range, with cuts of up to 110 bps.

Available for both purchase and remortgage cases, its residential five-year fix now stands at 5.10%, while its expat two-year fix is available from 5.38%. Its interest-only five-year fix also starts from 5.40%, all at 75% LTV.

On its BTL range, its five-year 80% LTV fix is available from 5.63% and its expat five-year fix starts from 5.68% at 70% LTV.

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a 15 bps reduction across all its fixed rates.

As a result, its two-year fixed rates now start from 2.99%, while its five-year fixes are available from 4.69%.

The headline rates are available with a 7% product fee, with brokers able to choose from a range of product fee options starting from 0% to meet the individual needs of their clients.

Atom bank has cut rates across its prime mortgage range. Reductions of 0.15% are being applied across all of Atom’s prime range, encompassing products up to 95% LTV, with both fee-charging and fee-free options.

The reductions apply with immediate effect and mean that rates start at 5.29% on a two-year fix at 85% LTV with a £900 fee.

Gatehouse Bank has introduced limited edition two- and five-year home purchase plan (HPP) and BTL products, available to UK-residing customers.

The bank has also reduced rates on selected two-year BTL products for UK expats and international residents.

As a result, its HPP two- and five-year fixes now start from 5.58% and 5.53% respectively, while its BTL products start from 3.63% as a two-year fix, and 4.79% for five-year fixes.



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