Quick Fixes May Leave Mortga...

February 21, 2011

Mortgage hunters need to take care before jumping in to a fixed rate too early, warns theNationwide. Industry pundits are predicting Bank of England interest rate rises – but the Nationwide says...

February sees house prices r...

February 21, 2011

A new survey shows that asking prices for properties in England and Wales jumped 3.1 per cent inthe last month, as sellers anticipated a hike in demand with the approach of spring – traditionall...

Emergency talks on housing m...

February 18, 2011

Stagnant house prices, lenders who are reluctant to agree mortgages and a huge jump in the size of deposit needed to buy have been major barriers to first time buyers over recent months.  Now, th...

Home buyers struggle as mort...

February 18, 2011

Mortgage lending plummeted again in January – by 13% from December to a miserly £9.2billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The lending figure is £1.4 billion do...