Articles Tagged With: Mortgage Approvals

Mortgage lending from banks increased in the 12 months to September, according to new data from the British Bankers' Association BBA. Over the year, net mortgage lending rose 1.6 per cent while gross

Nationwide has announced that it will reward first time buyers for saving their deposit with them. In a move likely to be welcomed by those seeking the best savings interest rates to help build up their

Access to higher loan-to-value LTV mortgages has become easier in the past few months, it has been claimed. Ray Boulger, senior technical manager at the mortgage advisor John Charcol, said that the good

The number of financial institutions offering 90 per cent LTV mortgages is set to increase, those looking for cheap mortgages have been told. Andy Pratt, chief operating officer at Alexander Hall, predicted

The number of people looking to access the best mortgage rates has increased but the number of approvals has fallen in recent months. According to the British Bankers' Association, the number of mortgage

The remortgage market is likely to have passed its lowest point and will see an increase in activity this year, according to mortgage adviser John Charcol. Those looking for the best mortgage rates will

First-time buyers looking for the best mortgage rates are likely to be the "last people to benefit" from a rise in mortgage lending, global real estate company Savills has said. Lucian Cook,

The number of mortgage approvals in November grew by 3.5 per cent to the highest level since May 2010, according to data from e.surv chartered surveyors. Lenders approved 48,846 mortgages in November,

Consumers borrowed £2 billion from mutuals in October, a ten per cent reduction on the £2.2 billion borrowed in September. Borrowers looking for the best mortgage rates will also be interested

Mortgage approvals reached a 19-month low in October, according to latest figures. Data from the British Bankers' Association BBA has highlighted that just 30,766 approvals for home loans were granted

Gross mortgage lending by mutuals was £2.2 billion in September, which is ten per cent greater than the £2.0 billion lent in August. Those looking for the best mortgage rates will be interested

Borrowers searching for a mortgage should look beyond the initial rate, according to the Council of Mortgage lenders CML. Sue Anderson, head of member and external relations at the CML, said that people

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

Mortgage lending rose at its slowest rate for nine years during April, according to latest figures from the British Bankers' Association BBA. Net lending, which does not include redemptions and repayments,

Mortgage intermediaries play an important role in helping buyers through the house buying process, it has been claimed. Commenting after Defaqto reported an increase in the number of direct-only mortgage

The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase in March rose by five per cent compared to the previous month, according to figures from the British Bankers' Association BBA. In total, 34,095 home

Mortgage approvals increased by 12 per cent in February and have risen by nearly 50 per cent in the past year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML. The report also shows that fixed-rate

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

Buy-to-let remortgaging activity continued to decline during the final quarter of 2009, it has been reported. According to research conducted by Paragon Mortgages, 30 per cent of landlords remortgaged

The number of 90 per cent loan-to-value LTV mortgages on the market has increased by 26 per cent in the past month, it has been reported. Research conducted by Moneyfacts indicates that there were 144