United Kingdom Mortgage News

Nearly half of solicitors surveyed by Move with Us, one of the UK’s leading probate property specialists, know very little about how the imminent introduction of ABS, the so called ‘Tesco’s Law’, will affect how they charge for services.

Max Erskine from remortgagenow.co provides a bit of guidance on the best remortgage deals out there… Max says: “The remortgage market has stood up well in recent months for a variety of reasons

House buyers are in an increasingly strong position as supply is now outstripping demand. And further encouragement for those looking for a mortgage is that the difference between asking prices and offers has narrowed to three per cent.

Halifax have issued research indicating that the cost of purchasing a UK home is now 14% cheaper than renting the same property.

Loan from Government could be the helping hand required

Help With Debt are giving their clients even better access to real time debt advice by launching a debt help forum on their website.

An initiative to help more people get onto the housing ladder and own a home of their own has launched. There are eight new homes, at the popular Bloomfield development in Shefford, which are available for just 75% of their full market value.

The current indication from economic think tanks such as the Institute of Economic Affairs indicating that pensioners cost the UK taxpayer billions

We can report today that recent research by Hometrack has reported that demand for housing has jumped by 14.7%.

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• The uncertainty of BASEL III is restricting worldwide mortgage lending. • South African President hints at foreign ownership ban. • 90% mortgages now available in Ireland.

We can report today that house prices and the housing market are likely to stall in 2011 so say the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). They have estimated that prices will be 1.7% lower

The number of mortgage products available to intermediaries has remained stable during February. This has been confirmed by data released today from Mortgage Brain’s Monthly Product Analysis, which shows little movement in product availability.

We can report that optimism appears to be growing amongst those seeking UK home mortgages as house prices and transaction levels increased during

There is some great research published today which has indicated that 84% of MPs feel that their constituents' overall financial situation would be

Mortgage Brain, the market leading mortgage technology solutions provider, has been crowned ‘Best Technology Provider’ for the second year running at the prestigious 2011 Mortgage Strategy Awards.

Award-winning, Manchester-based debt company, The Debt Advisor, has partnered with specialist mortgage club, Mortgage Promotions, to offer personal and corporate non-lending solutions to all its FSA-regulated mortgage adviser clients.

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Berkeley Alexander are delighted to announce the re-launch of our market leading Income Protection product, SafetyNET. With effect from 1st March, the product will be underwritten by Alpha Insurance, a leading European ASU insurer.

We can report that the average outstanding debt for those aged 55 and above and in retirement has risen by one fifth in the last year, to more than £65,000.

It is clear to us that measures need to be taken by the Government in the forthcoming budget in just over 2 weeks, which are tax friendly and that will generate further impetus in the buy let mortgages and commercial market.

The Bank of England will set UK interest rates at its next meeting this coming Thursday and all eyes will be on the result to see if the historic rates of 0.5% will remain unchanged.

To the relief of the producers of Top Gear the only area of consumer credit that expanded last year was asset finance in the form of the car finance market. Figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that credit card spending

A pioneering nationally available 95% loan to value mortgage for part exchange re-sale properties launches today (2nd March 2011). It is the first nationally available deal of its type in over two years.

Families facing repossession are being warned against rip-off tactics used by "quick sale" firms. A new report by Which? Money has exposed firms illegally offering services to complete property purchases in as little as a week to help borrowers with

Over forty percent of people (43%) believe that their financial situation will worsen over the next six months, according to a quarterly survey by R3, the insolvency trade body - an increase of 13 percent on the last quarter.

Homeowners facing debt problems could be putting their home at risk simply because they don’t understand the distinction between priority and non-priority payments according to debt solutions expert, Atlantic Financial Management.

Mergers and acquisition teams up and down the UK will be upset this week by the news that Clive Cowdery called a halt to new acquisitions by his specialist listed insurance acquisition vehicle Resolution.

UK home mortgages lender, Lloyds Banking Group, has announced that it received a staggering 2,000 complaints every day from its customers in last 6 months of 2010.

With 2011 already bringing a VAT increase, a rise in inflation and talks of a double dip recession, it’s certainly not been the positive start to the year that we all hoped for.

Buyers looking for land for sale in the UK has increase month on month throughout 2010, with a dramatic jump between December 2011 and February which see’s buyers almost double according to statistics from www.Land-Deals.co.uk

As we move into the New Year I am not going to dwell on all the negatives in the market from last year, as I could make a list as long as your arm on poor house sales, a static market, little or no re-mortgaging, Government cuts and so on.

You are cordially invited to attend one of our 2011 ‘Working Smarter’ seminars being held in conjunction with Viva Costa International, The Overseas Specialists

Figures released today from the Mortgage Trading Exchange (mte) have shown that 200,663 mortgage transactions (AIPs and Full Applications) were processed via the platform during 2010.

Following recent market speculation, Mortgage Brain has confirmed that it is in discussions with the board of TrigoldCrystal and has agreed the terms to acquire the business. Both companies have very similar turnover and are of comparable size.

In 2011 aspiring home owners show great willingness to buy a first home but there are a number of hurdles that need to be overcome in order to achieve the dream.

This article reports on the latest movements in the Bulgarian mortgage market and what it means for foreigner buyers and owners, if Bulgarian banks are lending, how much and who to.

IF a New Year has got you fired up about moving home – then a dream home is more affordable than you think, with Stamford Homes.

A new property website, www.compare-property-prices.com has just been launched in the UK to provide a unique service to investors and people looking to buy or let a property in the United Kingdom.

Average first-time buyer in past five years given £22,669 by parents 65% of first-time buyers planning to pay back parents won’t repay with interest 11% of first-time buyers got £50,000 or more from parents

New proposals to simplify planning, cut bureaucracy and the costs of new housing are put to the Prime Minister by eminent architect

Remortgage Deals assists homeowners and landlords find the best possible remortgage deal, whether to save money or raise capital.

Despite poor economic climate the last 2 years as seen a fall of over 20% in court proceedings for recovery of money, land and goods.

South West London-based Brinkleys Estate Agents is one of the agencies, enjoying the unseasonable trend but is not slowing down on the run-up to Christmas.

Up to 30 jobs to be created in 2011 at new North East-based commercial mortgage lending business for experienced people ‘who add value’.

One of Spain's leading regional banks is offering half price property on the Polaris World resorts in Spain. Prices now on offer at Hacienda Riquelme are 51% below those of 2008. At Condado de Alhama the bank has slashed prices to just €78,600.

WITH Christmas just around the corner, consumer and personal spending is set to rise.

RemortgageBestDeals.com has recently launched in the UK with the express aim of assisting homeowners and landlords to find the best possible remortgage deal according to their circumstances.

A Great range of mortgage products, competitive commissions – and a desire to help brokers build strong relationships with small and medium-sized businesses – will differentiate Commercial Financial Solutions.

When Artur and Katarzyna Kozmic and their twin girls found out they were expecting a new addition to the family, they decided that they needed to move out of their rented accommodation in Rugby, and look for somewhere with more space.