An increasing number of people may be securing mortgages to purchase property as a result of so-called serious sellers returning to the market. New research from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has shown the sector fared better than Read more…

First-time buyers (FTBs) across the UK may require mortgages in order to get their foot on the first rung of the property ladder by the time they turn 30. This is because new research released by the Building Societies Association Read more…

Gross mortgage lending in the UK rose across the month of August, new research has shown. Compiled by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the findings revealed such movement amounted to £13.4 billion over the four-week period – a sum Read more…

Individuals considering high-end investment may be looking into the mortgage options available to them to enable a pursuit of such property. Indeed, Peter Mindenhall, writer and researcher at IPIN Global – which currently has over 65,000 members from more than Read more…

The number of people seeking mortgages could be set to increase as a result of an escalation in the asking prices of many properties. New research from Rightmove has shown such costs have leapt by 0.7 per cent in September Read more…

Santander has announced a raft of cuts across a number of its fixed-rate mortgages, including its two, three, four and five-year products. The reductions are to be by as much as 1.10 per cent, while a new three-year fix at Read more…

The availability of mortgages is only part of the picture when it comes to first-time buyers getting their foot on the first rung of the property ladder, it has been claimed. Katy John, press officer for Priced Out, suggested first-time Read more…

The total value of outstanding mortgages in the UK is on the rise, with such loans increasing over the second quarter of 2011 by 0.2 per cent when compared with the previous three-month period. According to the Financial Services Authority Read more…

A lack of mortgage finance adversely affected the level of property sales in the UK across August, resulting in the housing market remaining subdued throughout the four-week period. This is according to new figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered Read more…

Mortgage lending in the UK increased by both volume and value in July when compared with figures recorded for June, new research has shown. Carried out by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the study revealed such exchanges for house Read more…