Articles Tagged With: Housing Market

Despite the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML reporting a drop in the percentage of first-time buyers FTBs taking out mortgages, one expert believes conditions are improving for new entrants to the market. Earlier

The number of properties available on the market increased again during May, reaching its highest level since January 2008, it has been reported. In findings of interest to those seeking cheap mortgages,

Nationwide has reported a 0.5 per cent month-on-month rise in house prices for May. The high street bank says values are now 12.2 per cent higher than their low point, experienced in February 2009. According

More people are now buying their first home on their own, rather than as part of a married couple, it has been reported. Santander Mortgages figures reveal that since 2006, 37 per cent of first-time buyers

The average asking price for an entry level home has increased for the fourth consecutive month, according to FindaProperty.com. A new report shows that the average first-time buyer property is on the

The number of house repossessions and mortgages in arrears fell during the first quarter of 2010, it has been reported. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML, the number of repossessions was

The new government, whatever its constitution, must take steps to help first-time buyers access cheaper mortgages, it has been claimed. Paul Collins, editor of BuyAssociation.co.uk, said young professionals

Mortgage brokers expect to conduct 6.7 per cent more business in the second quarter of 2010 than in the first three months of the year, it has been reported. According to Paragon Mortgages' Financial Adviser

The slowdown in mortgage lending is normal and the housing market is likely to have its ups and downs over the coming months, according to one broker. Catherine Hearnden, director of MyMortgageDirect,

Recent figures published by the British Bankers' Association BBA have broadly corresponded with figures published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Rics, those concerned about mortgage

Peoples' faith in borrowing is slowly being restored, one property expert has suggested. Commenting after the Council of Mortgage Lenders reported a 24 per cent rise in lending during March, Jon Brown,

The number of people trying to buy or sell homes increased in the past month, according to figures from the National Association of Estate Agents NAEA. Data from the body highlighted that the number

Principality has reported a 187 per cent increase in the number of borrowers taking out a mortgage in the first three months of this year. The Welsh building society witnessed its largest volume of mortgage

Woolwich mortgages from Barclays is to offer cheaper mortgages from today Wednesday April 7th, it has been announced. Average reductions of 0.3 per cent have been made across the lender's mortgage range,

Yorkshire Building Society has reduced the cost of its two-year fixed-rate mortgage for buyers with a 15 per cent deposit. In news of interest to those seeking cheaper mortgages, the rate has been cut

Housing market supply is once again outstripping demand, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Rics. The organisation says new instructions outpaced buyer interest for a second consecutive

The increasing tendency among lenders to offer higher loan-to-values is a positive sign for those seeking cheap mortgage rates, it has been claimed. Ben Wilkie, editor of What Mortgage, said the market

House buyers unable to secure cheap mortgages could be part of the reason for a future dip in the housing market. This is according to Kate Barker, policymaker and housing market expert at the Bank of

The number of borrowers applying for mortgages is expected to keep on rising as confidence returns to the UK housing market. That is the picture painted by the latest Paragon Mortgages' Financial Adviser

The Council of Mortgage Lenders CML has predicted a slow January and February in terms of housing market activity. According to the organisation, the end of the stamp duty concession appears to have