Mortgages

More mortgages for borrowers with lower deposits

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

The proportion of mortgages available to people with small deposits has risen to its highest level for two years but there is little sign that banks are increasing their lending levels, research indicated today.

House prices continue to fall, says Nationwide

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

House prices started 2011 as they finished 2010, according to the latest figures published by the Nationwide Building Society.

Mortgage lending fell by 10 per cent in December

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Mortgage lending closed the year in a depressed state with net lending contracting by £298m in December, as homeowners continued to pay off more debt than providers made new loans, figures from the Bank of England showed.

Mortgage lending at record low

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

New mortgage lending fell to a record low in 2010 and advances are expected to drop further during the coming year, figures showed today.

House price growth in the South 'weaker'

Monday, 31 January 2011

House price growth in the South has been outperformed by gains seen in northern regions of the UK by more than 25% during the past decade, research has indicated.

Leaseholders take on the managing agents

Sunday, 30 January 2011

Flat-owners have had enough of excessive service charges and are setting up their own management companies. Chiara Cavaglieri explains how

Mortgage lending lowest since 1999

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

New mortgage lending by the major banks dived to an 11-and-a-half-year low during December as potential buyers continued to stay away from the housing market, figures showed today.

Are your mortgage payments about to go through the roof?

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

With interest rates likely to rise, now's the time to get your calculator and find yourself a better deal, says Kevin Rose

Does the Red Sea represent a pharaoh bargain for buyers?

Sunday, 23 January 2011

Britons hunting for holiday homes in Egypt have been stung in the past by unscrupulous developers. The aim is to think big, says Julian Knight

Mortgage lending at lowest level for 10 years

Friday, 21 January 2011

Mortgage advances sunk to their lowest level for a decade during 2010 as the lending drought intensified.

Buying a holiday home? Make sure it's mobile

Sunday, 16 January 2011

The demand for upmarket caravans is rising, thanks to their desirable and affordable locations as well as ease of purchase. Maryrose Fison reports

Housing market at a standstill

Friday, 14 January 2011

The housing market stalled during November with the number of mortgages advanced to people buying a home remaining unchanged, figures showed today.

Eight-year low for home sales

Friday, 14 January 2011

The number of homes being sold fell to an eight-year low during December, as the severe winter weather exacerbated an already subdued housing market, research indicates today.

Minister issues warning on mortgage shake-up

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

The Housing Minister will today step up the pressure on the City watchdog not to impose tough new mortgage rules which could make it harder for first-time buyers to get on to the property ladder.

Beware: Those dream villa deals could be scams

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Don't rush into booking a summer holiday home that doesn't exist. Maryrose Fison reports

Homes under the hammer surge in popularity

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Prospective homeowners are bypassing estate agents in favour of residential auctions. Maryrose Fison reports

Mortgage demand will fall further, say lenders

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Demand for secured lending for house purchases fell markedly in the final quarter of 2010 and is expected to fall further this quarter, according to lenders surveyed in the Bank of England's latest Credit Conditions Survey.

Spotlight On: Halifax first-time buyer mortgage

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Mortgage demand falls as market uncertainty deters house buyers

Friday, 7 January 2011

Demand for mortgages from people buying a home fell sharply during the fourth quarter as the lending drought continued, according to the Bank of England.

Demand for home loans falls sharply

Thursday, 6 January 2011

Demand for mortgages from people buying a home fell sharply during the fourth quarter as the lending drought continued, a report indicated today.

Mortgage approvals rose in November

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

The number of mortgages approved for house purchase rose in November for the first time since April, figures showed today.

Property prices set for further falls in 2011

Saturday, 1 January 2011

Report shows end-of-year rebound for house values, but still £21,000 below peak

FSA lending rules 'risk shutting out house buyers'

Friday, 31 December 2010

New rules to clamp down on irresponsible mortgage lending risk shutting thousands of buyers out of the property market and deepening house price falls, the housing minister warned today.

Homeowners make record mortgage repayments

Thursday, 30 December 2010

British homeowners reduced their total mortgage debt by another £6.1bn over the three months to the end of September, the tenth successive quarter in which repayments were larger than new borrowing.

Homeowners paying off mortgages at faster rate

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Homeowners continued to accelerate the rate at which they are paying down their mortgages during the third quarter of the year, figures showed today.