Housing market activity rose to the highest levels in five-years, according to the latest Halifax house price index. Sales increased by 5% in 2012 to …
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The average price of a property in the UK rose to £162,080 in December 2012, up 0.8% on the £161,490 recorded for November, according to …
Lending to first-time buyers increased by 11% in 2012 as the number of loans extended to borrowers with small deposits rose from 57,691 in 2011 …
New mortgage advances increased 7% in the third quarter of this year to £40bn, up from £37bn in Q2, according to the latest FSA mortgage …
Sellers dropped their asking prices by 2.6% between October and November although house prices remain 2% higher on an annual basis. The 2.6% fall, equivalent …
Gross mortgage lending could reach £145bn in 2013 with brokers accounting for a greater proportion of business, says the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries. The AMI’s …
The number of UK borrowers in negative equity has fallen by 100,000 since the first quarter of 2011, from 827,000 to 719,000, says the Council …
The British Bankers’ Association’s figures for September show gross lending rose by £0.3bn to reach £7.3bn but remained below the six month average of £7.5bn. …
Once, renting a house was the logical way to save up to buy a home of your own – but not anymore. In fact, it …
Gross mortgage lending increased to £12.7bn in July, representing a monthly increase of 8%, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. …
