July 2006 Archive

Mortgage good news for house prices

Bank of England mortgage data is good news for house prices

A surprise rise in the number of mortgages approved for house purchases has boosted the prospects for house prices.

The debt risk of buying a home with a friend

Buying a home with a friend could pose a risk to your financial health

Buying a home with a friend, partner or family member can mean getting on the property ladder years sooner, but the move carries risks as well.

Hometrack: House prices rise more slowly

House prices rose 0.6% in July, Hometrack finds

House prices rose 0.6 per cent in July, to stand 3.2 per cent higher than in the same month last year, property research firm Hometrack reveals today.

Mortgage adviser Ray Boulger answers your questions

Mortgage adviser Ray Boulger answers your mortgage questions

Award-winning mortgage adviser Ray Boulger answers readers' questions.

Brits dream of a house and no debt

A home and no debt are two of Britain's top ambitions [photo:pixmedia]

Given all the time and the money they want, Britons would choose to get on the property ladder and out of debt.

More people using homes to fund retirement

More Brits are taking out lifetime mortgages

More Britons are pulling money out of their homes with a lifetime mortgage, new figures reveal.

Brits spend more on shopping than homes

Britons spend longer on their weekly shop than on checking out new homes

The average Briton spends more time buying their weekly groceries than they do checking out potential properties when buying a home.

Free valuations on mortgages with UCB Home Loans

UCB Home Loans is offering free valuations on all mortgage applications.

Mortgage Trust launches buy-to-let mortgages from 4.55%

Mortgage Trust has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage charging 4.55 per cent interest.

Brits paying £200m more inheritance tax

The Treasury collected £200m more inheritance tax in the first half of 2006

Britons paid £200 million more in inheritance tax in the first six months of the year, new research shows.

Highest mortgage lending ever

More money was spent on mortgages last month than in any month ever before.

Rate-rise would see property far less affordable

Property is becomming far less affordable

Property would become less affordable than at any time in the last 15 years if the Bank of England raised interest rates.

Concern over lifetime mortgages

The FSA has expressed concerns over the lifetime mortgage market

There are still concerns about the way lifetime mortgages are sold, according to a new report by a government watchdog.

Britannia scraps charges on repaying interest-only mortgages

Britannia Building Society today said it planned to contact every interest-only mortgage customer and encourage them to take control of their debt.

House prices grow fastest in Valencia

Valencia is seeing house prices rise faster than in Madrid or Barca

House prices in Valencia are growing faster than their counterparts in Barcelona and Madrid, new figures reveal.

South surges ahead in house prices

London house prices are surging ahead, Rics reports

Fast rises in house prices in the south of England have widened the north-south property divide.

Intelligent Finance updates offset mortgage range

Intelligent Finance will launch a new and revised range of offset and non-offset mortgages on Wednesday July 19th.

Abbey revamps mortgages

Abbey has revamped its mortgage range for the summer, with new fixed-rate, tracker-rate, flexible, and new-build mortgage deals.

A&L releases buy-to-let, self-cert and near-prime mortgages

From today a range of buy-to-let, self-certification and near-prime mortgages will be available under the Alliance & Leicester brand.

Affordability 'crisis' as house prices set to soar

As house prices rise fewer people are able to afford homes

The average house price in the UK is set to touch on £300,000 in the next five years, leaving millions of Britons unable to buy a home.

Rightmove: House prices see record rise

House prices rose by a record £6,137 in July, Rightmove finds

House prices rose by more in the last four weeks than in any month on record, Rightmove said today.

Co-operative Bank raises mortgage rate to 6.39%

The Co-operative Bank has increased the interest rate on its mortgages.

Brits upbeat about investing in property

Britons are increasingly positive about investing in property

Britons are increasingly confident about investing in property, Standard Life's savings and investment index reveals.

Mortgage fees surge 22 per cent

In the last year mortgage application fees have soared by as much as 22 per cent, research from MoneyExpert.com shows.

Scared borrowers taking out fixed-rate mortgages

Borrowers are turning to fixed-rate mortgage deals [photo:Pixmedia]

With rumours that the Bank of England could be set to increase interest rates, borrowers are now increasingly opting to take out fixed-rate mortgage deals.

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