Mortgages

Mortgage advances up by 8% during April

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Mortgage advances to people buying a home jumped by 8% during April but lending levels remained down on a year earlier, figures showed today.

All quiet on the Menorcan front – except for houses

Sunday, 12 June 2011

The Balearic island attracts older buyers while avoiding the problems seen elsewhere in Spain

Don't take no for an answer from mortgage lenders

Saturday, 11 June 2011

News that banks are getting tough on potential borrowers doesn't mean you won't get a mortgage.

Fixed mortgage rates at record low

Thursday, 9 June 2011

The interest charged on short-term fixed rate mortgages fell to a record low during May as lenders passed on reductions in their own funding costs to borrowers, figures showed today.

Home prices post worst annual slump since 2009

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Property prices slumped 4.2 per cent in the last year. The average home saw £6,688 shaved off its value – £18.32 a day – according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Old financial sins may not cost you a mortgage

Sunday, 5 June 2011

'Near-prime' borrowers are being turned down for the tiniest of reasons by cherry-picking lenders – but there are other options, writes Sarah Davidson

Sub-tropical splendour with a cool price tag

Sunday, 5 June 2011

Madeira's reputation as an exotic destination for wealthy retirees has been turned on its head by a clutch of new developments, says Chiara Cavaglieri

Spotlight on... Yorkshire Building Society's 'Drop lock' mortgages

Saturday, 4 June 2011

The deal

No end in sight to mortgage drought

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Further falls in house prices are predicted following more weak mortgage lending numbers from the Bank of England. The Bank yesterday reported that mortgage approvals for house purchases fell back to a four-month low of 45,166 in April after having edged slightly higher to 47,145 in March.

Bank holiday weekends hit mortgage markets

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Activity in the mortgage market slumped during April as the extended bank holiday weekends distracted people from their moving and remortgaging plans, figures showed today.

House prices rose by 0.8 per cent in April

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

House prices in England and Wales rose by 0.8 per cent in April, the first monthly rise since January and the biggest rise since January 2010, official data from the Land Registry showed yesterday.

Tough mortgage criteria must remain says thinktank

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Banks should keep their tough mortgage lending criteria in place to help prevent another house price bubble building up in the future, a thinktank said today.

Forty-something virgin property buyers face tough time from lenders

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Research shows that first-time buyers are getting older. Chiara Cavaglieri reports on the challenges of finding and managing a mortgage later on in a working life

Spotlight On: Santander's mortgage range

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Home loan numbers fall

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Mortgage approvals for people buying a home and switching to a new deal dropped during April as the long bank holiday weekends and economic uncertainty dented activity in the property market.

A second home need not be just a distant dream

Sunday, 22 May 2011

There are mortgages out there, but you need to clarify why you want to buy, writes Alison Shepherd

Retirement homes: The benefits – and the perils

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Stay put? Over-55s development? Or equity release? Chiara Cavaglieri looks at the options, and their pitfalls, for homeowning retirees

Money Insider: First-time buyers given more mortgage choices

Saturday, 14 May 2011

the housing market has been virtually a no-go area for first-time buyers since the banking crisis in 2008. At one stage it was almost impossible to get a mortgage unless you had at least a 25 per cent deposit, with banks adopting an ultra-cautious approach.

Remortgages up on interest rate fears

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Remortgaging rose 16 per cent in March – 17 per cent over the year – as borrowers took out new home loans against a background of fears of an interest rate rise. Some 33,900 remortgage loans were taken out, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Number of new mortgage deals rises

Friday, 13 May 2011

The number of homeowners who secured a new mortgage deal increased in March, according to UK lenders, as expectations of an interest rate hike gathered pace.

Home repossession figures jump by 15%

Thursday, 12 May 2011

A total of 9,100 properties were taken over by lenders during the three months to the end of March.

Nationwide scheme harks back to the good old days

Sunday, 8 May 2011

Its new mortgage incentive recalls a time when people chose banks for life. Chiara Cavaglieri reports

Stand-off over fixed-rate mortgage deals

Sunday, 8 May 2011

The rates on five-year mortgage deals are set to fall soon, according to one of the country's leading mortgage broking firms.

The mortgage dilemma – should you fix or go variable?

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Securing a housing loan can be a stressful process. Rob Griffin looks at the different factors buyers need to consider before taking the plunge.

Mortgage lending down by more than 60%

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Mortgage lending dived by more than 60% during March as activity in the housing market remained subdued, figures showed today.