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Existing borrowers may also be hit when they come to remortgage

A million frozen out of mortgage market

Britain's financial watchdog has said it plans to ban lenders from offering mortgages to people who cannot prove their income.

Inside Mortgages

New home buyers push up mortgage lending  new

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Strong demand from people buying a new home helped mortgage lending edge up by 2 per cent during September, figures showed today.

Cautious welcome for tougher mortgage rules

Monday, 19 October 2009

The City watchdog's proposals for the mortgage market received a cautious welcome from the industry.

Closed doors: To avoid getting into mortgage arrears, make arrangements with your lender early

Home buyers face much tougher risk tests

Monday, 19 October 2009

The City watchdog announced plans for 'more intrusive' regulation of the mortgage sector.

Will mortgage reforms kill off the recovery?

Sunday, 18 October 2009

The City watchdog is set to shake up the UK home loan market. What will this mean for buyers and sellers?

RBS executives set for record £4bn bonus bonanza

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Bonuses and salaries totalling nearly £4bn are to be handed out to employees of the state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) this year, it emerged last night.

Beginner's guide To: Mortgages for first-time buyers

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Many would-be homeowners want to take advantage of the depressed housing market to snatch up a bargain. Of course, one reason for low house prices is that it's become difficult to get a mortgage – so it is a tough time to buy your first home.

Anita Anderson, 39, from east London is on an Abbey tracker mortgage at Bank of England base rate minus 0.36 per cent fixed for two years.

Back to reality for tracker rate borrowers

Sunday, 11 October 2009

People with sub-base-rate loans have gained hugely from the credit crunch, but now the bumper deals are coming to an end. Alessia Horwich reports

Rents lower than mortgage payments – except in London

Sunday, 11 October 2009

First-time buyers would be better off buying a property than continuing to rent, according to new research from Abbey Mortgages.

Mortgage rates static in uncompetitive market

Friday, 9 October 2009

Mortgage rates remained broadly unchanged during September as the market continued to suffer from a lack of competition, figures showed today.

Mortgage cover customers get £60m

Thursday, 8 October 2009

One million mortgage holders are to receive refunds and improved terms for redundancy and illness cover after the financial regulator ruled high street lenders did not have the right to change policies summarily.

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