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Feb 10, 2012
Britain is in the grip of a buy-to-let boom, with landlords snapping up property worth £160bn.
Jan 30, 2012
After years struggling to save big deposits, first-time buyers are hopeful of getting on to the property ladder as lenders line up to offer 95% mortgages.
Jan 30, 2012
Buying a home in the UK is £116 a month cheaper on average than renting, research from Halifax reveals.
Jan 27, 2012
Approvals for mortgages reached a 19-month high in December, according to the British Bankers' Association (BBA).
Jan 23, 2012
UK home owners could potentially face earlier risk of possession next year because of a new EU directive.
Jan 13, 2012
Homeowners are enjoying the cheapest mortgages on record thanks to historically low interest rates, new figures show.
Jan 10, 2012
Lenders offering some of their cheapest mortgage deals last year helped to make the monthly bill the most affordable for a decade.
Jan 4, 2012
Virgin Money has completed its acquisition of Northern Rock, it has been confirmed.
Dec 29, 2011
Britain's housing market received a shot of new year cheer yesterday after figures showed the number of mortgage deals on the market has soared to pre-recession levels.
Dec 19, 2011
More than 600,000 borrowers who took mortgages out during the housing market boom could have been denied a loan under new rules proposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to prevent a return to risky lending.
Dec 7, 2011
House prices fell slightly in November, but have proven to be 'remarkably stable' in 2011, according to property experts.
Nov 29, 2011
The Government has declined to extend the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers as it claims the policy has failed to increase the number of first-time buyers entering the market.
Nov 24, 2011
Homeowners were given a welcome boost yesterday with experts predicting no interest rate rise until 2013.
Nov 21, 2011
As part of the new housing proposals announced this morning, the Government is to consult shortly on proposals to increase discounts under the right to buy, giving social tenants the opportunity to buy the homes they live in.
Nov 14, 2011
During the credit bubble, under-the-counter deals to attract, or keep, mortgage customers were commonplace.
Nov 7, 2011
Around 58% of homeowners have never changed their mortgage outside of moving house according to research from Barclays.
Oct 24, 2011
Lloyds Banking Group has become the first big bank to raise Standard Variable Rates, prompting suggestions that the era of borrowing at rock-bottom rates is drawing to a close as the eurozone crisis deepens.
Oct 19, 2011
Generation rent is spending nearly half its salary putting a roof over its head, according to a new survey.
Oct 14, 2011
Cheaper properties and record low mortgage costs are fuelling a surge in home sales, latest figures show.
Oct 6, 2011
Britain's housing market was given a mighty boost yesterday with the cheapest mortgage deals in history now on offer.
Oct 3, 2011
House prices in the UK have been described as 'treading water', having barely changed over the last 12 months.
Sep 28, 2011
New research from comparison site Gocompare.com reveals that 1.5 million households may not have enough life cover to pay off their mortgage if either partner were to die.
Sep 19, 2011
Borrowers have been urged to snap up mortgage deals at record lows amid signs that the ongoing turmoil in the eurozone is starting to push up rates.
Sep 14, 2011
Mortgage providers have committed to lending £40 billion in the coming months, some 13% more than the amount agreed in the first quarter of 2011, according to the Financial Services Authority.
Sep 13, 2011
The UK consumer prices index has risen to 4.5 per cent in August, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Sep 8, 2011
Demand for advice for first time buyers has reached a 16 month high.
Sep 7, 2011
The number of mortgage products available to intermediaries has increased by 40% during the past six months, according to new figures from Mortgage Brain’s Monthly Product Analysis.
Aug 22, 2011
Banks and building societies have been offering some of the lowest ever mortgage rates in recent weeks -
Aug 22, 2011
The Centre for Economics and Business Research has predicted that house prices will increase by 14% over the next four years.
Aug 16, 2011
The number of mortgages arranged by intermediaries rose 25% for first-time buyers from 24,000 in Q1 to 30,000 in Q2 2011 and by 24% for home movers from 33,000 in Q1 to 41,000 in Q2.
Aug 5, 2011
The Bank of England confirmed that the base rate will remain on hold for at least another month.
Aug 1, 2011
Mortgage approvals rose to an unexpected 13-month high last month, according to new figures from the Bank of England but economists predict that the housing market will remain subdued.
Jul 29, 2011
The number of buy-to-let (BTL) products is currently at its highest point since September 2008, research by Moneyfacts Group has found.
May 17, 2011
A mere 4% of people in the UK have income insurance, showing a dangerous lack of concern for the unpredictable economy.
May 13, 2011
More first-time buyers got onto the property ladder in April as result of slowly loosening lending criteria.
May 9, 2011
One of the UK banking industry's most serious mis-selling scandals in decades is drawing to a close, after the banks abandoned their legal challenge against compensating customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance.
Apr 26, 2011
Buying a home has become nearly £100 a month cheaper than renting one, thanks to record low interest rates and falls in house prices.
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