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British homes at risk of falling into disrepair

Austerity measures are causing many home owners to risk letting their homes fall into disrepair, according to research from the AA’s Home Emergency Response Service. The new study reveals that in the past year, over 18.5 million Britons (39 per cent) have delayed home repairs or maintenance or tried to fix things themselves in order [...]

Lending up 10 per cent

Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.5 billion in January. Lending fell by 14 per cent from £12.2 billion in December but was 10 per cent higher than the total of £9.5 billion in January 2011, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Although a seasonal decline is expected, January was the sixth month [...]

Co-op launches new lifetime tracker mortgages

The Co-operative Bank is launching a new range of lifetime tracker mortgages in addition to reducing rates across its wider mortgage range. 
The new lifetime tracker mortgages are available at 75 per cent and 85 per cent LTV with rates from 2.79 per cent. In another step to encourage movement in the housing market, the [...]

End of stamp duty holiday encourages first time buyers

House sales edged up slightly during January as an increased number of first time buyers looked to beat the stamp duty holiday, which expires in March, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey. 12 per cent more surveyors across the UK reported rises rather than falls in newly agreed sales since the beginning of [...]

More Britons expect house prices to rise than fall in 2012

Nearly a third of Britons think that house prices will rise rather than fall in 2012, according to the latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker. 29 per cent of Britons forecast that house prices across the UK will increase over the next 12 months, more than the 22 per cent that predict a price decline [...]
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British homes at risk of falling into disrepair

Austerity measures are causing many home owners to risk letting their homes fall into disrepair, according to research from the AA’s Home Emergency Response Service. The new study reveals that in the past year, over 18.5 million Britons (39 per cent) have delayed home repairs or maintenance or tried to fix things themselves in order [...]

Lending up 10 per cent

Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.5 billion in January. Lending fell by 14 per cent from £12.2 billion in December but was 10 per cent higher than the total of £9.5 billion in January 2011, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Although a seasonal decline is expected, January was the sixth month [...]

Co-op launches new lifetime tracker mortgages

The Co-operative Bank is launching a new range of lifetime tracker mortgages in addition to reducing rates across its wider mortgage range. 
The new lifetime tracker mortgages are available at 75 per cent and 85 per cent LTV with rates from 2.79 per cent. In another step to encourage movement in the housing market, the [...]

End of stamp duty holiday encourages first time buyers

House sales edged up slightly during January as an increased number of first time buyers looked to beat the stamp duty holiday, which expires in March, says the latest RICS UK Housing Market survey. 12 per cent more surveyors across the UK reported rises rather than falls in newly agreed sales since the beginning of [...]

More Britons expect house prices to rise than fall in 2012

Nearly a third of Britons think that house prices will rise rather than fall in 2012, according to the latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker. 29 per cent of Britons forecast that house prices across the UK will increase over the next 12 months, more than the 22 per cent that predict a price decline [...]

Homebuying in depth

How could you protect yourself from increases in your monthly mortgage payments?

Sponsored Article The Bank of England base rate has been at the historic low of just 0.5% for almost two years but some economists are predicting that we will begin to see rates increase during 2011, perhaps several times. For some mortgage customers this is cause for concern and across the industry we are already [...]

Five tips to help you price your home accurately

Once you make a decision to put a property on the market, how do you know how to price it accurately? Here’s five tips for home – sellers: Remember housing markets are local While national reports on house price trends can provide a useful indication of the state of the wider property market, it’s essential [...]

Protect yourself and your family in a new way

Gone are the days when your lender would bundle together a payment protection insurance (PPI) policy with your loan. As we regularly hear in the press, you may not have been eligible for it, you almost certainly paid over the odds for it and it probably wouldn’t pay your claim when you needed it anyway.

Mortgage Doctor

Halifax’s mortgage expert Cyrille Salle De Chou answers your questions  

Everything You Need to Know About Equity Release

The housing and mortgage market has endured a torrid time over the past 18 months, yet equity release has withstood the pressures of the slowdown remarkably well.

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