Mortgages

New fears in mortgage market

New fears in mortgage market

The data for April has just been released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders and it paints a grim picture…

Mortgage costs rise for seventh consecutive month

Mortgage costs rise for seventh consecutive month

While mortgages remain difficult to qualify for, the most popular at the moment appears to be the fixed-rate two year…

Mortgage rates increase today

Mortgage rates increase today

The year is only one-third over and it seems as though the news goes from bad to worse in the…

Mortgage fraud indicative of financial stress

Mortgage fraud indicative of financial stress

It has recently been publicised that millions of mortgages are in forbearance and millions more homes either in repossession or…

Interest only mortgage loans subject of controversy

Interest only mortgage loans subject of controversy

Recent statistics released by the FSA indicate that the housing market is really not faring as well as it appears…

Mortgage rates on the rise

Mortgage rates on the rise

On top of already declining numbers of home sales, two of the UK’s leading mortgage lenders are announcing a rise…

Homeowners becoming accidental landlords

Homeowners becoming accidental landlords

A relatively new phenomenon is sweeping the UK and that is the fact that homeowners looking to sell their homes…

Another first-time homebuyers initiative introduced

Another first-time homebuyers initiative introduced

After various first-time home buyer initiatives have failed to provide satisfactory results, the government has recently implemented a £400m “Get…

The confusing language of falling house prices

The confusing language of falling house prices

It seems as if economists and government just want to confuse us more when it comes to making us think…

Low interest rates mortgages no longer a good deal

Low interest rates mortgages no longer a good deal

Within the past year, fees associated with mortgages have risen by greater than 30% which is not such a great…