Get ready for rate rise as m...

January 21, 2011

Banks and building societies are warning borrowers to prepare for interest rates rising to atwo-year high of 1% by the end of the year. Mortgage rates are likely to rise in line with the Bank of Engla...

Mortgage lending down 18%...

January 21, 2011

New figures show that gross mortgage lending fell by 18% on the year to December 2010 – a monthwhich showed the lowest December lending since 2000. The information comes from the Council of Mort...

Mortgage lenders to reposses...

January 19, 2011

Banks and building societies have warned property investors and homeowners in mortgage arrears that more homes face repossession as lenders give up on borrowers in financial trouble.  The threat...

Now is the time to fix your...

January 18, 2011

Are you considering taking out a fixed rate mortgage? Despite the Bank of England’s recent decision to hold interest rates at their record low of 0.5 per cent – the level they have been at...