Mortgage and Property News and Advice

Mortgage market outlook for first-time buyers

May 23, 2012

Nationwide Building Society has announced a sharp rise in mortgage lending in the last year as the provider proves its commitment to helping more first-time buyers onto the property ladder.

What to do if you're at risk of repossession

May 22, 2012

If you speak to people in serious arrears or in the midst of repossession proceedings, they will all tell you the same thing - you want to avoid it at all costs

Switch your mortgage now before rates rise

May 20, 2012

Mortgage rates are rising left, right and centre so now is the time to switch deals while there are still bargains to be had

It's getting even harder to get a mortgage

May 18, 2012

Mortgage companies have found three ways to make it more difficult to secure a mortgage - so what are they up to, and why?

Mortgage lenders get tough while Nationwide cuts rates

May 18, 2012

Recent rate hikes and lending restrictions are pulling mortgages further out of reach for first-time buyers, as well as those moving or remortgaging.

Eurozone crisis hits UK mortgages

May 17, 2012

Many of Britain's 11.2m mortgage holders should prepare for mortgage rate hikes soon. That's the warning from the Bank of England which claims eurozone stress means UK banks are struggling to find...

Santander launches NewBuy mortgage range

May 15, 2012

Santander has become the latest lender to join the NewBuy scheme, with a range of mortgages for borrowers with small deposits

Lenders increase mortgage rates

May 11, 2012

More signs that household borrowing is becoming more expensive emerged this week when lenders increased rates on a number of products

What Halifax rate rise means

May 11, 2012

Halifax has joined the throngs raising their standard variable mortgage rate. So what does it mean for borrows when Britain's largest lender raises rates?

Rents cost up to 71% of income: is this safe?

May 08, 2012

With rents swallowing so much of our salaries, we ask whether renting is the right answer for the cash-poor generation, or whether it will be damaging for both them and the economy in general.

Why long-term fixed rate mortgages are getting cheaper

May 07, 2012

You don't just get financial security with a long-term fixed rate mortgage - the costs of the deals are falling too!

Don't put up with mortgage rate hikes!

May 06, 2012

If your monthly repayments have been increased, vote with your feet by remortgaging

Why the NewBuy scheme isn't working

May 03, 2012

Two months after launch, how are lenders behaving and is anyone actually using this Government-backed scheme?

Mortgage approvals down on average

May 02, 2012

More evidence of tighter mortgage availability emerged on Wednesday after figures showed approvals remain well down on their long-term average. The number of mortgage approvals for house...