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Mortgage aid cut 'will see disabled people lose homes' - Date: 10/08/2010
Almost 65,000 disabled people, including those with profound mental health problems, are at risk of losing their homes because of a cut in mortgage payment support for vulnerable people, according to ...
Default retirement age to be abolished - Date: 30/07/2010
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Rents pushed up by mortgage difficulties. - Date: 30/08/2010
A shortage of properties available to let continued to push rents higher during the second quarter of the year, according to research by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). The o...
Warning on property schemes. - Date: 31/08/2010
First-time buyers are being warned that unregulated schemes that offer the chance to rent a property with an option to buy it are a "disaster waiting to happen". Property investment clubs ar...
Should you fix your mortgage for five years? - Date: 28/07/2010
Homeowners are being encouraged to fix their mortgage as lenders launch a flurry of cheap deals. More than two million borrowers are currently on their bank's standard variable rate (SVR) averaging 4....
Base rate stays low! - Date: 26/07/2010
Interest rates will stay low until 2014 to prevent inflation from plummeting, according to an influential think tank. Ernst and Young Item Club will announce tomorrow that it anticipates the Bank of E...
Bridging loans on the rise. - Date: 16/08/2010
Wealthy borrowers are increasingly relying on bridging finance to help buy new homes, in a further sign of weakness for the housing market, mortgage brokers say. Homemovers have been finding it harder...
First time buyer mortgage costs fall. - Date: 13/08/2010
A fall in the cost of mortgages for first time buyers has led to a rise in the number of people securing their first step on the property ladder, according to Moneyfacts Group. The research showi...
Homeowners opting for fixed rates as mortgages increase - Date: 12/08/2010
Demand for fixed-rate mortgages rose in June on uncertainty over interest rates, as lending to homeowners increased. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said 48pc of new borrowers took on fixed loan...