5 August 2008 Archive

Stamp duty holiday 'plans' mooted

Gordon Brown looks at scrapping stamp duty to boost property

The government is planning to cut stamp duty on home purchases in a bid to kick-start the property market, according to reports.

First-time buyers now in their 30s

Property buying dreams forced to wait

First-time buyers are getting older with just a third in their 20s.

FSA demands repossession fairness

Repossession fairness from mortgage lenders demanded

Mortgage lenders must treat customers falling into arrears fairly and not take people to court as a matter of course

NatWest cuts fixed-rate mortgage price

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NatWest is to cut the interest on its fixed-rate mortgage products in response to a sustained fall in industry Swap rates.

Northern Rock reports £585m loss

Northern Rock queues last September, £585m loss now

Nationalised bank Northern Rock today announced it made a loss of £585.4 million in the first half of the year.

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