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Tag: Mortgages
Extension of Funding For Lending good for buyers
The Bank of England has announced that it is extending the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) until 2015, meaning that would-be buyers may have greater access mortgage finance.
Fall in mortgage approvals last month
Figures from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) show that just 32,288 mortgages were approved in January, marking a 14% drop compared with the same month last year.
Number of first-time buyers hits five-year high
A steep increase in first-time buyers teamed with a modest increase in lending at higher loan-to-value ratios has led to hopes that the property market is undergoing a long-awaited recovery.
Cheap mortgages boost house prices by 1.9%
House prices have witnessed a 1.9% average rise in the three months to January, marking the strongest increase for three years.
Mortgage approvals hit 11-month high
The latest figures from the Bank of England show that UK mortgage approvals jumped to their highest level since January 2012 last month.
Generation Rent Gathers Pace
Attractive yields entice buy-to-let investors With one in ten properties in the UK delivering gross rental yields of 10% or more, now could be the time to expand your buy to let rental portfolio, or take your first steps on the property … Continue reading
Mortgages most affordable in a decade
At the height of the financial crisis, mortgage payments deprived new borrowers of 48% of their disposable income. This was the case in the third quarter of 2007, but almost five years on, in the final quarter of 2012, the … Continue reading
First-time buyers welcome further mortgage rate cuts
While the Government’s £80bn Funding for Lending scheme prompted fierce competition between lenders, it was aimed in principle at borrowers with larger deposits.
