News

• More homes for shared ownership completed in London
• Published: November 21, 2007
• Figures have been published which show that a record number of new homes for shared ownership were completed last year in London.
  
  The capital...

• Landlords are planning on expanding portfolios
• Published: November 20, 2007
• There could be an increased demand for buy-to-let mortgages in the coming years, as landlords are planning on expanding their portfolios of property, ...

• Mortgage lending jumps in October
• Published: November 20, 2007
• Gross mortgage lending in the UK rose significantly last month, a new study shows.
  
  The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) published data which...

• EU unlikely to reform mortgage rules
• Published: November 20, 2007
• It is unlikely that the European Union will drastically reform the continent's mortgage regulations in its long-awaited policy paper.
  
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• Government plans will impact equity release mortgages
• Published: November 19, 2007
• Recent government announcements about inheritance tax thresholds could have an impact on the provision of equity release mortgages.
  
  As part o...

• First-time buyers would move to get a property
• Published: November 19, 2007
• A quarter of first-time buyers would consider moving to a different part of the country in order to use their mortgage to buy a home they can afford, ...

• Report indicates gloomy housing outlook
• Published: November 19, 2007
• People might not have to take on such large mortgages in the future, as a new study has indicated that house prices started to drop last month.
  

• Industry welcomes Banks forecast of rate cuts
• Published: November 16, 2007
• An industry body has welcomed a Bank of England report which indicated that interest rates could be cut by as much as 0.5 per cent by next summer.
  

• House prices to stagnate in 2008
• Published: November 16, 2007
• Annual rates of house price growth are expected to stagnate in 2008, a report has warned.
  
  Mortgage lender Nationwide said that it expects hou...

• Equity release mortgages most popular with pre-retired generation
• Published: November 15, 2007
• Equity release mortgages are becoming more popular with people approaching the age of retirement, a new study has shown.
  
  Norwich Union questi...