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Nationwide £3,500 Change for Customers From Tuesday
First-time buyers get the biggest cuts, with 5-year fixed rates down to 4.89% and up to £500 cashback on completion.
- Starting Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Nationwide Building Society is reducing mortgage rates by up to 0.36% to support first-time buyers, home movers, and those remortgaging.
- Carlo Pileggi, Head of Mortgage Products at Nationwide, said the lender is prioritizing higher loan-to-value mortgages to help buyers with smaller deposits access the property market.
- Nationwide's top-tier rate now drops to 4.35%, mirroring competitive moves by Virgin Money, NatWest Group, and Santander across the mortgage market.
- The announcement fuels speculation over the return of Nationwide's "Fairer Share" payment scheme, which distributed £100 to more than four million members last year.
- Industry experts warn borrowers against complacency; Emma Jones of Whenthebanksaysno cautioned, "People should not get complacent and assume rates will continue to fall.
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Nationwide Building Society has announced another major overhaul to its line of mortgage products with interest rates being slashed across dozens of offerings.The high street lender is cutting interest rates attached to fixed mortgage range, supporting first-time buyers, home movers, and those who are remortgaging.In recent months, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to reduce the base rate to 3.75 per cent in a win f…
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