Mortgages
Property companies battle housing gloom
Property companies Taylor Wimpey and Rightmove both reported positive financial results yesterday, but warned of continuing sluggishness in the housing market.
Inside Mortgages
Sluggish housing market loses its grip on buyers
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Unrealistic prices and a lack of mortgage offers are causing sales to fall through. Chiara Cavaglieri reports
Five Questions About: Capped mortgages
Saturday, 30 July 2011
House prices edge up as sales stay low
Saturday, 30 July 2011
House prices inched higher in July as demand and supply both stayed low to keep the market becalmed, according to Nationwide.
Money Insider: Lenders offer great rates on new mortgages
Saturday, 30 July 2011
The number of new mortgage deals has really picked up during the past couple of weeks, with many lenders falling over themselves to offer ultra- low rates and innovative options to tempt consumers into taking out a new deal.
Parties trade blows on NHS spending
Friday, 29 July 2011
The Government has been accused of breaking a general election pledge on NHS spending.
House prices inch higher by 0.2 per cent
Friday, 29 July 2011
House prices inched higher in July as demand and supply both stayed low to keep the market becalmed, mortgage lender Nationwide said today.
Mortgage lending down 11% to £7bn
Monday, 25 July 2011
Mortgage lending by Britain's major banks dropped 11% to £7.6 billion during June amid continuing lacklustre activity in the markets for house purchase and remortgaging, figures showed today.
Mortgage rates fall despite crisis
Sunday, 24 July 2011
In spite of the euro debt crisis or the parlous position of some banks, the cost of many mortgage deals in the UK is falling. Nationwide has become the latest lender after Woolwich, Halifax and Skipton to cut the cost of its new fixed-rate deals.
Spotlight On: Yorkshire BS's fixed rate mortgages
Saturday, 23 July 2011
Mortgage lending up 16 per cent
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Mortgage lending rose to its highest level for nearly a year last month as landlord activity in the buy-to-let market picked up, figures showed today.
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