28 January 2008 Archive

Trying to get on affordable home schemes?

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A reader wants to know where to start to find out about affordable home schemes as a way to get on the property ladder.

Splitting up and selling? What about early repayment charges?

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A reader from London is splitting up from her boyfriend and wants to avoid being hit by mortgage early repayment charges.

Who's buying which mortgage?

Families: couples with children most likely to buy repayment mortgages

Repayment mortgages are by far the most common home loans in the UK, with 65 per cent of households owning them.

London homes 'out of reach' for first-time buyers

Monopoly: the FTB's only hope of buying a London property

The average London house price is cheaper today than a year ago but properties in the region are still out of the grasp of most first-time buyers.

Landlords and tenants enjoy flourishing friendships

Friendship: landlords and tenants enjoy a sociable relationship

Renters might be missing out on climbing the property ladder but they are benefiting instead from companionable friendships with their landlords.

More proof of house price slump

Estate agents: seeing fewer buyers registering

Mortgage firm means business

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A new interest-only mortgage for small-to-medium-sized businesses has been launched by The Nottingham.

Mortgage Express reduces rates

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A range of lifetime mortgages for over-60s who want to release equity from their homes has been re-released with new prices.

Landlords enjoy buy-to-let boom

Buy-to-let: signs suggest the market is booming

Established landlords in the buy-to-let sector have profited from tumbling consumer confidence in the mortgage and housing markets.

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