3 March 2008 Archive
£1bn housing market renewal programme unveiled
The government has announced it will spend £1 billion in a new housing market renewal programme (HMRP) - designed to revitalise the housing market in key areas. |
No tracker mortgage rate cut expected
The Bank of England will not change interest rates this week after last month's cut to 5.25 per cent, a poll of leading economists reveals. |
Mortgage crisis set to create new generation of savers
Mortgage-lenders' reluctance to provide high-value loans to borrowers will see the UK revert to the old-fashioned culture of saving, experts predict. |
Auction letdown hammers home mortgage challenges
Tighter mortgage-lending conditions have been blamed for a 50 per cent increase in the number of properties unsold at auction last year. |
New student mortgage launched
Students are being given a helping hand in the mortgage market thanks to a new property-buying plan being launched by Capital Fortune. |
Fears over corporate buy-to-let
Good landlords could be driven out of the buy-to-let residential property sector if a brand-driven home rental sector emerges in the UK. |
Lenders to blame for buy-to-let lending splurge
An attack has been made on mortgage lenders who provided funding to new buy-to-let investors when the credit crunch set in last year. |
Lifetime mortgages: Don't bank on equity release
Homeowners pinning their hopes on investment in their property to fund their retirement may face disappointment, new analysis shows. |
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