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New mortgage deals from Santander

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

Santander has launched two new 70 per cent LTV mortgages, a two-year tracker and a two-year fix, available at Santander and Alliance & Leicester branches. The rates include:

Leeds launches two new deals

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

Leeds Building Society has a new 2-year fixed rate mortgage at only 3.45 per cent. The deal comes with no higher lending charge and 10 per cent capital repayments are allowed each year without penalty.

Is 2010 the year of the home buyer?

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

Research from Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, shows that 2010 could be the year of the home buyer. Consumers no longer expect house prices to fall as only three per cent are holding off buying a property until prices have fallen.

Mortgages become 20 per cent more affordable

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

Homeowners in England and Wales saw a 20 per cent drop in the proportion of their take-home pay spent on monthly mortgage repayments in 2009, according to the latest mortgage affordability research released by Woolwich, the mortgage arm of Barclays.

House prices continue to rise

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

The monthly change is 0.1 per cent, which is the eighth month in a row in which the monthly change has been above zero. This brings the average property value in England and Wales to £161,783.

New rules for borrowers in difficulty

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out a package of measures that will help to ensure that mortgage holders in arrears are treated fairly and which reinforces the FSA's tough stance in its battle against mortgage fraud.

Reluctant tenants on the rise as demand outstrips supply

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

The UK housing market is experiencing a trend of ‘reluctant tenants', following a shift in supply and demand for properties, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).

UK house prices doubled during the 2000s

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

As we begin a new decade, Halifax has looked at house price performance over the past 10 years. The noughties was a significant period for the UK housing market.

Buying a house more stressful than having a child

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

House buying tops the table of ‘most stressful life experiences' with one in four (24 per cent) homeowners finding it the most demanding and stressful thing they have done, according to new research* from Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website.

Yorkshire strengthens first time buyer range

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

Yorkshire Building Society is strengthening its first time buyer range with the launch of a new member-exclusive mortgage for those with a smaller deposit.