Yorkshire Building Society has given a further boost to the UK property market by signalling its intention to step up its mortgage lending over the remainder of 2010. The country's second-largest mutual,
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High street lender Halifax has celebrated the 21st anniversary of the fixed-rate mortgage by launching a new product. The bank has introduced a new 21-month fixed-rate deal which allows homeowners to guarantee
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Gross mortgage lending stood at £9.1 billion for the first month of the new decade, newly-released figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML show. This represents a 32 per cent fall in lending
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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
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The UK witnessed a slight dip in the number of mortgages approved for home purchase during December 2009. According to the Bank of England, approvals stood at 59,023, down from 60,045 in November - but
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Gross mortgage lending reached an estimated £13.7 billion in December, up 14 per cent from the £12.1 billion recorded in November. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML, this also
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The government must make every effort to deliver a clear message about the benefits of long-term saving, it has been claimed. Richard Saunders, chief executive of the Investment Management Association,
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