Mortgages
Mortgage lending at lowest level for ten years new
Mortgage lending fell to its lowest level for November for a decade as demand remained "heavily constrained", figures showed today.
Inside Mortgages
Chill headwinds blast through the housing market
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Cuts, rising unemployment and falling confidence mean the market is still on a knife-edge. Julian Knight reports
British buyers snap up US repossessions
Sunday, 12 December 2010
The collapse of large sections of the American housing market has given property hunters in the UK a lucrative investment opportunity. Chiara Cavaglieri reports
Lenders urged to help military families
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Lenders are being urged by the Government to help armed forces personnel get mortgages after a review found a "significant percentage" found it hard to secure finance.
Rents soar amid loan drought
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Rents are rising at their fastest rate for three years as demand for homes to let soars, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).
Mortgage approvals dip to eight-month low
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
The housing market seems set to remain in the doldrums for some months yet, with the latest Bank of England figures on home loans showing few signs of life. Fresh readings on consumer confidence also suggest a slippage.
Mortgage approvals fall for sixth month running
Monday, 29 November 2010
The number of mortgages approved for house purchase fell for the sixth month in a row during October as buyers continued to stay away from the property market.
October house sales down 10,000 on last year
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Further evidence of the slowdown in the property market has emerged with HM Revenue & Customs reporting that just 79,000 residential properties changed hands in the UK in October.
Turner offers little hope for first-time buyers
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Sean O'Grady: FSA chairman denies authority is creating a 'mortgage famine'.
Nationwide warns of further house price falls
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
House prices will remain flat at best and could fall further by early next year, Nationwide warned yesterday.
Dip in house sales takes gloss off US growth figures
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The US economy expanded at a faster pace than previously estimated during the third quarter, official figures showed yesterday, but recovery hopes were tempered by evidence that the housing market remains hamstrung by tight credit conditions.
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