Mortgages
Mortgage lending picks up after quiet summer
Mortgage lending rose by 5 per cent during October as the market continued to recover from its traditional summer dip, figures showed today.
Inside Mortgages
Interest rates slashed on Lloyds mortgages
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Lloyds Banking Group slashed interest rates on a number of its mortgages today and launched a new best buy deal.
Competition returns to home loan market
Sunday, 15 November 2009
New cut-rate mortgage deals hit the shelves at last – but Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight find that we're still a long way from calling time on the credit crunch
Wealth check: Is my deposit enough to buy my first home?
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Caroline has a cash sum and dreams of buying with her boyfriend, but, in the current climate, does she have enough? Interview by Harriet Meyer
Spotlight: Mortgages
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Abbey has launched a market-leading, fee-free three-year fixed mortgage at 5.99 per cent for existing current account customers who have only a 10 per cent deposit. To qualify, you must have had an Abbey or Alliance & Leicester current account for at least six months. But if you are eligible and are looking for a new mortgage, and need to borrow up to 90 per cent, then Abbey's three-year fix is worth considering.
Number of mortgage approvals resumes upward trend
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The number of mortgages approved for people buying a home resumed its upward trend during September, following a seasonal dip in August, figures showed today.
Beware – there are still sharks swimming in the sale-and-rent-back pool
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Not all schemes stick to new rules, say Alessia Horwich and Julian Knight
Simon Read: Lender's fine won't help its victims
Saturday, 31 October 2009
A former top 10 lender was fined a massive £2.8m by the Financial Services Authority this week and is being forced to hand back £7.7m plus interest that it overcharged customers. The fine was for failing to treat 46,000 of its customers fairly. The lender? GMAC-RFC. If you haven't heard of them, that's hardly surprising as they heavily targeted the sub-prime and self-certified market. But the fine wasn't for encouraging struggling families to take on debts they couldn't afford, as you may have presumed. No, GMAC's crime was far worse.
Mortgage borrowing increases
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Homeowners' mortgage borrowing increased in September while the number of loans approved for house purchase also grew, figures showed today.
Mortgage firm GMAC fined £2.8m over unfair charges
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Mortgage provider GMAC was today fined £2.8m and told to repay more than £8m following the unfair treatment of customers in arrears.
Julian Knight: These hiked up mortgage fees – what a fix
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Buried in the Bank of England's most recent report into lending trends – yes, I do need to get out much more – is both good and bad news. Let's have the supposed good news first; the Bank reckons the mortgage market is about to get more competitive and interest rates will fall. However, the Bank states that its discussions with lenders have highlighted "increased mortgage fees in the coming months, suggesting that, in aggregate, any reduction in spreads could be associated with higher fees".
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