June 2006 Archive
Home improvements costing £4bn too much
Britons improving their homes are overspending by £4 billion, new research shows |
Nationwide: House prices take summer break
The average UK house price grew just 0.3 per cent in June, Nationwide reveals today. |
Mortgage debt passes £1 trillion barrier
Britons now owe £1,006,796,000,000 on their mortgages, the Bank of England has revealed today, as mortgage lending hit a 22-month high in May. |
Record May for mortgages
May was a record month for mortgages, the British Banker's Association (BBA) reveals. |
Lifetime mortgages find their way home
The majority of Britons use money released by a lifetime mortgage on improving their home, new research reveals. |
Landlords keep investing in buy-to-let property
Landlords are investing more than ever in buy-to-let property, new figures reveal. |
Endowment mortgages sold for £1,000s too little
By selling endowment policies back to the provider, mortgage holders are missing out on thousands of pounds. |
Brits banking on government to pay mortgages![Millions of Brits expect the government to meet their mortgage payments [photo:Pixmedia]](http://p2.myfinances.co.uk/thumb/millions-of-brits-expect-the-government-to-me.443350.jpg "Millions of Brits expect the government to meet their mortgage payments [photo:Pixmedia]")
Millions of Britons think the government will pay their mortgage if they are unable to, new research reveals. |
House prices up 2.9 per cent and rising
House prices in England and Wales have increased 2.9 per cent in the first six months of the year and are set to keep climbing, Hometrack reveals. |
Bulgaria top for overseas property investment
New research shows that Bulgaria is still the best place to buy an overseas property to invest in. |
Mortgage lending surges in May
Mortgage lending in May saw massive rises compared with last year, new research shows. |
Prices not the problem for first-time buyers![It is not high prices that are holding back fist-time buyers [photo:Pixmedia]](http://p2.myfinances.co.uk/thumb/it-is-not-high-prices-that-are-holding-back-f.442842.jpg "It is not high prices that are holding back fist-time buyers [photo:Pixmedia]")
It is deposits and income multiples that are holding back first-time buyers, not the cost of servicing debts. |
Rightmove sees house prices rise in the south
The last four weeks have seen house prices rise 0.8 per cent - but this rise was focused in southern England, Rightmove reports. |
The future of mortgages is online
The number of people applying for a mortgage online is expected to soar in the next few years. |
Estate agents optimistic about housing market
Estate agents are far more optimistic about the prospects for the housing market than they were this time last year. |
RICS: Strongest house price rises for two years
Surveyors have reported seeing the strongest house price rises for two years during May. |
Buying more expensive than renting in Wales
Renting a property in Wales and the south-west of England is cheaper than buying a property over a 25-year period. |
DCLG provides fillip for housing market
Official figures show that house prices rose strongly in April, suggesting it could be premature to conclude that the housing market is faltering. |
FT: House prices stronger in May
Official figures show that in May the average UK house price rose 0.5 per cent to stand 5.4 per cent higher than last year, according to the FT house price index. |
Farmland worth 58% more per acre
In the last ten years the average value of agricultural land in the UK has risen 58 per cent, research from the Bank of Scotland shows. |
Halifax: House prices up 9.1%
In May house prices were 9.1 per cent higher than they were a year earlier, Halifax reveals today. |
Thousands more property millionaires
The number of million-pound properties in the UK is almost 20 times higher than it was ten years ago, new research shows. |
Mortgage lenders predict 7% rise in house prices
House prices are set to rise seven per cent this year, according to the latest prediction from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). |
Six-year wait for first-time buyers in London
It will be 2012 before first-time buyers in London will be able to afford the deposit on a home, the Co-operative Bank calculates. |
Property becomes more affordable![Property is now more affordable [photo:Pixmedia]](http://p2.myfinances.co.uk/thumb/property-is-now-more-affordable-photo-pixmedi.441778.jpg "Property is now more affordable [photo:Pixmedia]")
While house prices have continued rising, cheaper mortgages and higher earnings mean property is more affordable than it has been for two years. |
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