26 February 2008 Archive
Are you paying too much interest on your mortgage?
Borrowers could be forking out £150 a year too much in interest because of the way some mortgage lenders are doing their sums. |
Housebuilder 'cautious' as buyers 'wait and see'
Housebuilder Persimmon has recorded small profit growth for 2007 and expects 2008 to be a challenging year for the property market. |
Buy-to-let mortgage lending soars to £24bn
Mortgage lending to buy-to-let investors rocketed in the second half of 2007 to a £24.1 billion high. |
Lifetime mortgage market blooms
Borrowers searching for lifetime mortgages will receive extra guidance in future as it emerged more brokers plan to offer advice on the products. |
No rate-relief for mortgages
Mortgage-lenders were unlikely to speed up passing on interest rate cuts to borrowers, an economist warned today. |
From Russia with finance: UK property boost from abroad
Wealthy overseas investors are fuelling the UK's property market, forming a third of London's top-value property purchasers. |
January sales saw UK shoppers' 'last hurrah'
The January sales shopping spree may well have been a "last hurrah" for many consumers as rising debts and higher interest rates start to bite. |
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