Articles Tagged With: Stamp Duty

The Council of Mortgage Lenders CML has cautiously welcomed the new stamp duty concession for first-time buyers, which could help young people take advantage of cheaper mortgage rates. Chancellor Alistair

Gross mortgage lending increased to an estimated £9.2 billion in February, up six per cent on the previous month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML. Lending was down by six per cent

House purchase loans fell by more than three times the decline in remortgages in January, latest figures have indicated. Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML clearly highlight the

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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,