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A 0.25% rise on a typical two-year fixed rate mortgage would add around £38 to monthly mortgage repayments.

The specialist lender has also launched a limited edition remortgage range with no application fees and free valuations.

The lender has reduced rates by up to 0.25% across selected purchase, remortgage and product transfer options.

Fixed rate pricing now starts from 3.40%.

The effective interest rate paid on new mortgages jumped again to 4.45%.

The latest reductions cover the bank's first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage ranges.

The Bank has also increased maximum exposure for portfolio landlords to 10 buy-to-let loans and £3m per applicant.

Steve Cox, chief commercial officer at Fleet Mortgages, says that while price determines how much the finance costs, criteria can determine whether a landlord is able to secure that...

The limited editions are priced at 0.20% below the core range.

The residential mortgage lender has cut rates by 15bps at 90% and 95% LTV.