Mortage Information
Property market looking increasingly stable.
That air of cautious optimism that the UK can't seem to shake off despite all that is going on around them seems to be continuing. Recent reports have a "significant increase" in interest from potential home buyers.
UK public beginning to feel the positive (and negative) effects of interest rate cuts in their mortgages
Well the news is that these savings are beginning to filter through, and the reduction in their monthly mortgage and overdraft payments are being welcomed with both hands by most home owners in the United Kingdom.
Positive news on housing continues
The warm glow coming from the G20 conference and news that house prices are beginning to rise for the first time in over and against all predictions, combined to create an atmosphere of confidence that looks like it will continue to gain impetus.
Still no easy paths to finance for first time home buyers
Despite the strenuous efforts of the UK treasury to push the banks to ease credit conditions for first-time buyers and those trying to upgrade but with limited equity are finding it difficult to raise finance
Good news for Scottish home buyers as RBS agrees to release mortgage funds.
Scottish Secretary, Jim Murphy was equally heartened by the news stating that it is the first positive indication that the government's actions to return stability to the banking sector were starting to bear fruit.
2008: A record year for property repossessions
According to a recent report issued by the UK Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of properties repossessed in the United Kingdom in 2008 rose to around 40,000
Mortgage gloom for homeowners
Finding mortgages is tough for homebuyers despite homes falling to their most affordable since April 2003, according to the UK's leading mortgage lender.
Mortgage holiday plans sound good but fail to deliver
The new homeowner mortgage support scheme seems another example of the Chancellor Alastair Darling’s habit of announcing policy without thinking through the implications.
Mortgage safety net for struggling homeowners
Homeowners who fall behind with their mortgage repayments after losing their jobs or suffer a drop in income can take up to a two-year repayment holiday under a new Government backed scheme.
Mortgages: the basics
Now, unfortunately, the ease of securing a mortgage often reflects the economic mood of the moment. Thus, at the time of writing, a dramatic slowdown has occurred because banks and other financial institutions are not prepared to lend people money for houses.
Good news for homeowners as falling prices stall
Sliding in property prices are slowing down, according to the UK’s biggest building society.Nationwide released figures showing home prices fell by 0.4% in November, compared with 1.3% in October...
The era of the smart defaulter
Now that the US government has backed up all the bad and about to go bad mortgages with almost $1tr of tax payers money...
UK House Price Crises
The origins of this housing crisis lie in a far from equilibrium position. The housing market at its fundamental level is governed by two things...wages and rents...
Nationalisation Of Bradford & Bingley Big Trouble On Monday?
Bradford and Bingley, for so long, the mortgage broker’s darling...
Mortgages and negative equity
Not so long ago the rules of buying a property were clearly defined. Mortgage banks set some pretty strong criteria which had to be strictly adhered to and there were no room for negotiation....
The Credit Crunch, Mortgage Borrowers and a Fall in House Prices
The Bank of England has tried to help mortgage borrowers, and prevent a further decline in the economy from a repeated fall in house prices by reducing interest rates earlier this year. Interest rates currently remain unchanged for the time being and stand at 5 per cent...
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