Archive for the 'Mortgages' Category

Mortgage bills to soar as fixed deals end

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Falling house prices mean those coming off fixed deals may soon see monthly costs soar by 40%

Lynda & Ian Lewis outside their house

House prices ‘to rise 25% in five years’

Monday, August 4th, 2008

A shortage of UK property will push up prices by 25% in five years, according to research commissioned by British housing associations

Estate agents

Record 8.1% fall in house prices

Monday, August 4th, 2008

House prices are falling faster than the Nineties crash, down 8.1% on a year ago, says Nationwide

Nationwide bank branch

Seven steps to buying a home at auction

Monday, August 4th, 2008

With only half of properties put up for auction actually selling, buyers may be tempted by the prospect of a bargain home. Find out how to go about it

auctioneer's hammer

Buy-to-let hit as rents fall by 20%

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Rents are falling by 20% across London as landlords are forced to slash prices because of over-supply

Harbour Reach

Abbey is new top mortgage lender in UK

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Abbey today toppled Halifax as the UK’s biggest mortgage lender by taking more than a quarter of all business in the first six months of the year

Abbey branch

High price of fixed rate mortgage safety

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Mortgage rate cuts have delivered hope that the property squeeze may be easing but the cost of fixed rate security remains high

Bank vault, safe

Property abroad: High rolling in Slovakia

Monday, August 4th, 2008

With its unspiolt mountains, the Tatra Peaks of Slavakia are alive with the sound of savvy investors

Slovakia's High Tatra mountains

A year on, Hips are just ‘a waste of time’

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

The majority of house buyers think Home Information Packs are a waste of time, a survey has revealed

A home inspector

Tax rise fear over home information packs

Friday, August 1st, 2008

A new form for home information packs will lead to council tax revaluation by the backdoor, it was claimed last night

A home inspector