Mortgages
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Inside Mortgages
What does reform mean for mortgages?
Sunday, 20 June 2010
More supervision of lenders may be a good thing, but if it's too restrictive it could lead to fewer products.
Money Insider: The 10-year fixed rate mortgage returns, but is it a fix too far?
Saturday, 19 June 2010
The market for long-term fixed-rate mortgages is almost unrecognisable compared with that seen at the height of the property market three years ago.
7% rise in mortgage lending
Friday, 18 June 2010
Mortgage lending rose by 7% during May but remained well down on levels seen at the end of 2009, figures showed today.
Why house price increases are nothing to write home about
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Housing market indexes show that property values are still rising. But you should not bank on them continuing to do so, says Laura Howard
Spotlight On: Yorkshire's 10-year fix
Saturday, 12 June 2010
On the right track: Why fixed or variable is the key modern mortgage dilemma
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Interest rates are expected to rise, so should borrowers go for fixed or tracker mortgages? Simon Read negotiates the financial minefield
A win-win situation for borrowers: Loans linked to your current account or savings are an attractive option
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Linking your mortgage to your current account or savings could mean cutting the cost of your mortgage. That's especially true at the moment when savings rates are so low. If you offset your savings against your outstanding mortgage, you'll effectively be earning interest at whatever your mortgage rate is. And that's likely to be much higher than you can earn on your savings at present.
Weigh up the hidden expenses of relocation
Thursday, 10 June 2010
It's a good time to buy, but movers need to wise up to the true cost, says Nicolas Hopkins
New deals set to get the market moving again
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Simon Read reports that lenders are easing the amount necessary for a deposit
Mortgage rates fall to new low
Thursday, 10 June 2010
The cost of short-term fixed-rate mortgages fell to a new record low in May as competition continued to return to the market. The average interest rate on a two-year fixed-rate deal for a borrower with a 25 per cent deposit dropped to 3.8 per cent during the month, according to the Bank of England.
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