Mortgage exit fees

Nationwide has launched a five-year fixed-rate mortgage deal at 0.99% – the first time interest rates on a five-year deal have EVER dropped below 1%. While mortgage interest rates have been continually creeping down over recent months, Nationwide's latest deal is another reminder of the fierce competition between lenders. So there's no better time to check if you could save £1,000s on your mortgage now.

This is warning to EVERYONE with a mortgage. Rates have dropped below 1% – check urgently if you can switch & save £1,000s. Acceptance isn't always easy but don't just accept the status quo.

The best buy mortgage fixes have barely moved four weeks on from the base rate rise, with some lenders even dropping their rates, meaning there is still a window of opportunity to lock in low rates for anyone with up to six months left on their current deal.

Yorkshire Building Society is offering a new market-leading two-year fixed-rate mortgage, with a 0.99% interest rate if you're borrowing 60% of your home's value.

Thousands of West Bromwich Building Society buy-to-let mortgage customers will be hit by rate hikes from December, despite having products which track the base rate. However, those affected can escape penalty-free.

The web is full of copycat websites that charge you for performing tasks that are usually free.

Complaints about financial firms to the independent Ombudsman Service were up by 18% during the second half of last year, after many banks and other providers wrongly rejected consumer gripes.

A body to instigate mass, group actions against banks and other financial institutions could be established in future.