News in brief – 4 March 2025

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of 0.15% cuts to its range of standard and limited company five-year, fixed rate products. The buy-to-let specialist lender confirmed that the products subject to the cuts include a 65% LTV zero fee fixed rate cut to 5.49% from 5.64%, and a 75% LTV zero fee rate cut to 5.59% from 5.74%. There is also a 65% LTV £3,999 fixed fee rate cut to 5.24% from 5.39%, and at 75% LTV another £3,999 fixed fee rate cut, which is down to 5.34% from 5.49%.

Specialist lender Black & White Bridging has been added to the lending panel of the Brightstar Group, which includes Brightstar Financial and Sirius Finance. The move will provide brokers within the Brightstar Group with access to Black & White’s range of specialist property finance solutions, including residential and commercial bridging and development finance.

Atom bank has reduced rates across its prime mortgage range as part of a move to deliver better value to residential borrowers. The lender’s two-year fixed rate prime products have been cut by up to 0.15%, while rates on its three and five-year fixed rates have been trimmed by 0.10%. As a result, rates start at 5.19% for two-year deals, at 5.14% for three-year products and at 5.04% for five-year fixed rate products.



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