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Bank plans spot checks on interest-only home loans

Thursday, 7 October 2010

Lloyds Banking Group is introducing spot checks on brokers to ensure that customers with interest-only mortgages have a way of repaying their loan.

FSA 'stress tests' would ban half of all mortgages, warn lenders

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

About half of the eight million mortgages approved in the past five years would have been banned under the tougher affordability rules proposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), a study suggests.

Tesco to launch mortgages and current accounts

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Supermarket giant Tesco said today that its banking arm was set to become a "significant" part of its business as it finalised plans to launch mortgages and current accounts.

Home-owners pay �6bn off mortgages

Friday, 1 October 2010

Home-owners accelerated the rate at which they are paying down their mortgages during the second quarter, figures showed today.

No room for optimism after tiny house price increase

Friday, 1 October 2010

The housing market is set for a period of stalemate in the coming months, economists warned yesterday after Nationwide reported only a marginal rise in prices during September.

Mortgage squeeze is tightening, Bank warns

Friday, 1 October 2010

Britain's mortgage squeeze is getting worse, the Bank of England warned yesterday as concerns about a fresh housing market slump continue.

Mortgage approvals fall to six-month low

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

The number of mortgages approved for house purchase fell to a six-month low during August as activity in the property market continued to falter, figures showed today.

House prices rise by 0.3 per cent in August

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

House prices in England and Wales nudged ahead last month, according to figures published yesterday by the Land Registry.

House market 'bouncing back quicker in South'

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

The housing market in the South has bounced back more quickly than that in the North following the steep price falls seen since 2007, research indicated today.

Is it still worth talking to the middle men?

Sunday, 26 September 2010

As lenders bypass mortgage brokers and deal directly, Chiara Cavaglieri looks at the best routes for those seeking a home loan

How a few home improvements can add to your property's value

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Sprucing up your house can pay off, but take care not to go too far, warn Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight

Mortgage lending slides, but car production leaps

Thursday, 23 September 2010

The number of mortgages approved for house purchase have fallen by 7%, but there has been a 37% jump in UK car production.

Mortgage lending falls to the lowest levels in a decade as confidence is hit

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

The levels of mortgage lending in August shocked the market yesterday as it plunged to a 10-year low, with experts fearing that "doom-mongering" about a collapse in the recovery had hit consumer confidence.

Mortgage lending plunges to 10-year low

Monday, 20 September 2010

Mortgage lending during August dived to a 10-year low for the month as activity in the housing market remained "exceptionally" weak, figures showed today.

More want to be home owners, but young people postpone plans

Friday, 17 September 2010

A record number of Britons want to be homeowners in the long term but many younger people are putting immediate plans to buy on hold, according to research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

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