Nationwide expects house price falls in 2010
Nationwide Building Society is predicting difficult times ahead for the property market and expects that house prices will fall in 2010.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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Standard variable rate mortgages are creeping up in cost
Borrowers on standard variable rate mortgages may not be benefiting from the record low base rate as SVR rates have crept up.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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Offset mortgages misunderstood by many homeowners
Almost half of homeowners do not understand the benefits of an offset mortgage and a further 35% only roughly know how they work.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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As the stamp duty holiday end looms will it dampen the housing market?
The end of the stamp duty holiday is looming but as it ends will it dampen the fragile housing market improvement that has been over recent months?

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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Mortgage rate cuts and new 90% LTV mortgage from Abbey
Abbey and Alliance and Leicester, part of Santander, are today cutting mortgage rates and introducing a new 90% LTV mortgage which will be good news for first time buyers.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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New tracker mortgages from Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society has announced two new tracker mortgages, with up to 85% loan to values and rates from 2.79%.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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House prices jump in November
House prices across the UK jumped 0.5% in November compared with the same rate in October for the seventh consecutive months, even as year-on-year house price rose between 2.0% and 2.7%, latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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Repossessions to rise in 2010
The number of repossessed properties is expected to jump in 2010 with over two million households finding meeting housing costs a constant struggle, including 400,000 who are specifically falling behind with rent and mortgage payments.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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Leeds Building Society launches market leading fixed rate mortgage
Leeds Building Society has launched a 1 year, market leading fixed rate mortgage at 2.99%.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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Mortgage lenders seek short term deals
As the economy has shown signs of bottoming out and the mortgage market is showing signs that the credit conditions are easing, many lenders are now more willing to lend.

Posted on : Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT

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