Mortgages
More than 2,000 different mortgages available
The number of different mortgage products available has broken through the 2,000 barrier for the first time in more than a year, figures showed today.
Inside Mortgages
Mortgage lending dives as stamp duty holiday ends
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Mortgage lending dived to a 10-year low during January as the housing market suffered a lull following the end of the Government's stamp duty holiday, figures showed today.
Tide turns for homeowners thinking of remortgaging
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Borrowers found it hard to change lenders after the crash – but no longer.
Simon Read: No Minister, repossession is not the best option
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Mortgage lenders pronounced themselves pleased with the 2009 repossession figures published on Thursday. But with the number of people having their homes snatched climbing 15 per cent in a year to their highest level since the mid-1990s, there's little to cheer. Michael Coogan, the boss of the Council of Mortgage Lenders, took comfort in the fact that the figures were lower than he had expected. Is that really good news? Of course not.
Buy-to-let lending rise boosts sector
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Buy-to-let lending grew for the second consecutive quarter during the final three months of 2009 as the market continued to show signs of improving, figures showed today.
Home repossessions soar to 14-year high
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Around 46,000 people lost their homes in 2009, up 15% on 2008
Five questions to ask about: Standard variable rates
Saturday, 6 February 2010
House price growth slowing, survey shows
Thursday, 4 February 2010
House prices rose for the seventh month in a row during January but the rate at which they are increasing slowed, figures showed today.
Flurry of lenders launch best buy mortgages
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Mortgage rates are continuing to fall as banks and building societies loosen their lending criteria.
Mortgage approvals suffer surprise dip
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Lending data published yesterday by the Bank of England painted a confusing picture of the state of the economy ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee's decision later this week on whether to increase interest rates and expand its £200bn economic stimulus programme.
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