UK Property News Archive

  • mortgage rates back at 2007 levels Guardian 22 Aug. 2008 Mortgage lenders have offered borrowers a reprieve as two-year fixed-rate loans return to the same levels as last year, although average deposits remain high. Read more
  • ACT BLOG: Make the Rightmove Alex Coxall 21 Aug. 2008 The National Association of Estate Agents highlight the need for Rightmove to change its buisness model or die but their new project may also be doomed before it starts. Read more
  • "cash to leave" mortgage offer BBC News 21 Aug. 2008 A company that specialises in buying home loans from mortgage lenders is offering some customers a 15% discount if they redeem their mortgages early. Read more
  • Mortgage lending slump continues BBC News 20 Aug. 2008 The slump in mortgage lending continued in July, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Read more
  • STEP call for increase in Statutory Legacy Alex Coxall 19 Aug. 2008 Geoffrey Shindler, The president of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), has called for the statutory legacy granted to the spouse of an intestate to be increased. Read more
  • Repossession orders soar BBC News 19 Aug. 2008 The number of homeowners in England and Wales facing repossession after falling behind on their mortgages has risen. Read more
  • Dictionary gets HIP Alex Coxall 14 Aug. 2008 The Chambers Dictionary has announced the new words that will appear in their latest edition. The words that enter the dictionary are seen by some to be a barometer for the nation's obsessions. Read more
  • Futher call for windfall tax Guardian 14 Aug. 2008 One of Gordon Brown's closest allies has joined calls for a windfall tax on oil and energy company profits to pay for measures to alleviate the impact of higher fuel bills on the poor. Read more
  • Homebuyer loans drop 50% in a year Guardian 12 Aug. 2008 The number of loans taken out to buy property stood at 47,000 in June, less than half the 98,000 loans taken out in June 2007. Read more
  • ACT BLOG: Property news down by 98% Alex Coxall 11 Aug. 2008 Property journalists were shocked this morning to discover that there was virtually no news to write about. Instead of the usual Monday morning influx of press releases from the major property players, journalists were confronted only by ‘invest abroad’ opportunities in broken English. Read more
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