A new mortgage scheme aimed at helping first-time buyers to gain access to the housing market has been launched by Bristol City Council and Leeds Building Society. Entitled A Helping Hand, it is hoped the initiative will result in greater Read more…
Leeds Building Society has cut rates on its market-leading three-year fixed rate mortgage range. The provider has reduced the figure from 3.89 per cent to a competitive 3.79 per cent, while rate that is available up to 75 per cent Read more…
The mortgage market in the UK could be impacted by changes in house prices throughout the nation. New research from Nationwide has shown these costs rose by 0.6 per cent in October, although monthly movements have failed to establish strong Read more…
Building societies and other mutual lenders increased their gross mortgage lending in September, new figures have shown. Provided by the Building Societies Association, the statistics revealed this sum stood at £2.5 billion for the month, which was ten per cent Read more…
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced new rules for the mortgage market in the UK. It is hoped that the regulations will result in more common sense being used in the sector to ensure borrowers do not find themselves Read more…
A high number of homeowners in the UK are worried about mortgage rates, new research has shown. Carried out by Which?, the study revealed half the population are concerned about the issue, while 26 per cent of those with a Read more…
Gross mortgage lending declined in September, new figures have shown. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), this measure of borrowing stood at £11.6 billion for the month, which was ten per cent lower than the £12.9 billion recorded Read more…
Many homeowners in Britain are taking in lodgers in order to pay off their mortgages. This is according to a new study from LV= home insurance, which was carried out by ICM Research and found almost one million people are Read more…
A raft of new mortgage products has been announced by Tesco Bank. The provider has expanded its home loan range with a number of new deals, including 60 per cent loan-to-value arrangements for two and five years. New rates are Read more…
The Co-operative Bank has announced the launch of a raft of new best buy mortgage rates . These products have been designed to offer assistance to first-time buyers (FTBs) and existing homeowners and will see the introduction of 17 market-leading Read more…