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Mortgage providers 'need to start lending again'

Tuesday 2nd March 2010

In order for the mortgage market to pick up again lenders need to start offering more deals to consumers, according to one housing market expert. Full story...

Yorkshire Building Society 'to double number of mortgage advances'

Friday 26th February 2010

Yorkshire Building Society has stated that it intends to double the amount it lends in mortgages this year. Full story...

Lloyds mortgage market share falls

Friday 26th February 2010

The percentage of the mortgage market share held by Lloyds Banking Group has fallen, according to the Guardian. Full story...

Santander offers mortgage paid for a year

Friday 26th February 2010

Santander is offering a homeowner the chance to have their mortgage paid off for a year. Full story...

Number of 90% LTV mortgages rises 88 per cent

Tuesday 23rd February 2010

There are currently 88 per cent more 90 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages on the market than there were 12 months ago, it has been stated. Full story...

Mortgage lending 'declined in January'

Thursday 18th February 2010

The amount of money that was given out in mortgage loans declined by 32 per cent in January, it has been revealed. Full story...

Mortgage guidance requests 'high in 2009'

Thursday 11th February 2010

People seeking guidance about obtaining their first mortgage made up the majority of enquiries to market advisors in 2009, according to statistics from unbiased.co.uk. Full story...

Yorkshire Building Society aims to make 'competitive' mortgage range

Thursday 11th February 2010

Prospective buyers may be interested in taking advantage of some of the new deals and rate cuts which have recently been made by Yorkshire Building Society. Full story...

Mortgage rise due to Stamp Duty rush

Friday 22nd January 2010

The rise in the number of mortgage deals made in December was down to homebuyers rushing to beat stamp duty, according to the National Association for Estate Agents (NAEA). Full story...

Mortgage lending up 14% in December

Thursday 21st January 2010

The amount of money given out by mortgage lenders in December was 14 per cent higher than in the previous month, it has been reported. Full story...

Jan 12th - 'Increased competition' pushing SVR cuts

Dec 31st - Mortgages 'to be more affordable in 2010'

Dec 30th - More lenders 'coming into 90 per cent mortgage market'

Dec 23rd - Latest mortgage statistics released by moneysupermarket.com

Dec 18th - Mortgage lending 'fell in November'

Dec 9th - Yorkshire Building Society wins mortgage award

Nov 25th - Number of competitive mortgages 'set to increase'

Nov 19th - October sees 'upturn in mortgage lending'

Nov 4th - More loan-to-value mortgages available for first time buyers, says mortgage expert

Oct 26th - Rics: Mortgage providers increasing activity

Sep 8th - Lenders are 'just protecting their margins'

Sep 7th - Mortgage market 'needs new lender to stir up competition'

Sep 2nd - Mortgage customers 'continue seeking whole-of-market advice'

Aug 25th - Mortgage lenders 'are not passing on savings'

Aug 21st - NAEA: Responsible mortgage lending is the answer

Aug 18th - Lloyds Group named biggest mortgage lender in 2008

Aug 13th - Mortgage lending has 'encouraging' rise

Aug 11th - Mortgage lenders 'gaining confidence'

Aug 11th - Remortgaging enquiries 'up in June'

Aug 10th - Variable-rate tracker HSBC mortgages "very competitive"

Aug 6th - Buy-to-let mortgage holders 'increasingly optimistic'

Aug 4th - Mortgage lenders 'unable to reduce rates'

Aug 4th - New Nationwide fixed and tracker mortgage cuts 'good news'

Jul 27th - Support service extended for The Nottingham mortgages

Jul 23rd - Lenders 'abandoning long-term fixed-rate mortgages'

Jul 22nd - Consumers 'adversely affected by decrease in mortgage shelf-life'

Jul 21st - New first direct mortgages made available

Jul 21st - New Lloyds TSB mortgage launched

Jul 17th - Tracker mortgages 'may be better value than fixed-rate products'

Jul 14th - New Nationwide mortgage 'does not signal return to irresponsible lending'

Jul 14th - It does "not make sense" for mortgage lenders to penalise FTBs

Jul 13th - Govt 'should provide mortgage lenders with greater assistance'

Jul 10th - New Nationwide mortgage gets "three cheers"

Jul 2nd - New first direct mortgage announced

Jun 26th - Increase in mortgage lending 'should be greeted with caution'

Jun 22nd - Fixed-rate mortgages 'increasing in cost'

Jun 18th - Still good mortgage deals available, moneysupermarket.com claims

Jun 17th - Lenders 'raising cost of fixed-rate mortgages'

Jun 17th - Number of mortgages available to FTBs 'on the increase'

Jun 16th - HSBC and First Direct mortgages achieve awards success

Jun 12th - Mortgage market needs Northern Rock to return "relatively aggressively"

May 29th - Banks 'should be encouraged to increase mortgage lending'

May 28th - New Leeds Building Society mortgages launched

May 21st - Lenders charges 'increasing for fixed-rate mortgages'

May 18th - LTVs increased on Abbey mortgages

May 14th - New Alliance & Leicester mortgage launched

May 13th - Homeowners 'should consider fixed-rate mortgages'

May 12th - New Coventry mortgages announced

May 11th - SVR mortgages 'not reflecting base rate cuts'

May 11th - Homes 'being left empty due to lack of mortgage lending'

May 7th - Homeowners encouraged to consider fixed-rate mortgages

May 7th - Lenders 'expecting bigger mortgage deposits'

May 6th - People 'should seek mortgage advice'

May 5th - New Woolwich mortgages launched

May 1st - 'Just one household' approved for Mortgage Rescue Scheme

Apr 30th - Yorkshire Bank pledges to increase mortgage lending

Apr 30th - New Co-op mortgage launched for FTBs

Apr 29th - Bank says it is "committed" to mortgage lending

Apr 29th - New Nationwide mortgage system to be implemented

Apr 27th - Co-op bank introduces changes to mortgage range

Apr 27th - New Alliance & Leicester mortgage launched

Apr 24th - New mortgage scheme 'will not be backed by all lenders'

Apr 22nd - Demand for fixed-rate John Charcol mortgages 'rises'

Apr 20th - Negative equity 'increasingly affecting UK households'

Apr 16th - Falls in Britannia mortgage rates announced

Apr 9th - HSBC's mortgage announcement "great news" for consumers

Apr 9th - Lender 'would have passed on interest rate cuts'

Apr 8th - New HSBC mortgage funding announced

Apr 7th - 85% LTVs "excellent for mortgage market"

Apr 2nd - New Abbey mortgages on offer for FTBs

Apr 1st - HSBC mortgage advice service to be trialled

Mar 30th - Prices cut on selected Nationwide mortgages

Mar 27th - New Clydesdale Bank mortgage deals announced

Mar 26th - Woolwich mortgage rates cut

Mar 24th - New Legal & General mortgages announced

Mar 16th - Customers 'need more help with mortgages'

Mar 13th - January mortgage lending down again

Mar 12th - RBS puts £1.7 billion into Scottish mortgage lending

Mar 11th - Tracker mortgage holders can cap rates

Mar 11th - Mortgages 'should not be paid by credit card'

Mar 10th - Thousands paying no interest on mortgages

Mar 10th - Mortgage comparisons 'must not neglect amounts left owing'

Mar 9th - Homeowners warned that not all houses are good for renting

Mar 6th - Mortgage rates cut with base rate reduction

Mar 6th - Quantitative easing 'will help the mortgage market'

Mar 5th - Remortgagers in negative equity get advice

Mar 5th - Nationwide mortgage deals launched

Mar 4th - Borrowers needing 100% mortgages 'shouldn't be buying'

Mar 3rd - New First Direct offset mortgage launched

Mar 2nd - Rics calls for more funds for mortgage market

Mar 2nd - Advice given on obtaining a mortgage

Feb 27th - Higher LTVs demonstrate 'more confidence' in the market

Feb 27th - Mortgage deals reduced at Yorkshire Building Society

Feb 26th - Comments on situation for first-time buyers

Feb 25th - Buy-to-let mortgages: Notice periods 'are a repossession problem'

Feb 25th - IMLA: The government has not tackled main mortgage market problem

Feb 24th - New HSBC mortgages launched

Feb 24th - Responses to Northern Rock mortgage boost

Feb 23rd - Landlords urged to buy rent insurance

Feb 20th - Alliance & Leicester mortgage range expanded

Feb 20th - CML: Repossessions rose in 2008

Feb 19th - CML: Mortgage lending hit new low in January

Feb 19th - Mortgages launched for ten-year fixed rates

Feb 18th - Moneyfacts: Mortgage holders not getting full base rate cuts

Feb 17th - Fixed-rate Legal & General mortgage launched

Feb 17th - First-time buyer deals 'not available through mortgage brokers in 2008's final quarter'

Feb 16th - Lying to get a mortgage 'is useless'

Feb 13th - Mortgage market 'getting easier for first-time buyers'

Feb 13th - Remortgages 'refused due to negative equity'

Feb 6th - Abbey mortgages update regarding base rate cut

Feb 6th - Base rate cut effect on Barclays mortgages

Feb 5th - Abbey mortgages are 'a quarter of the market'

Feb 5th - Council mortgages 'will be considered on commercial terms'

Feb 5th - Lloyds TSB mortgage deal launched

Feb 4th - Lloyds TSB mortgage holders 'will get base rate reduction'

Jan 30th - Leeds mortgage costs cut

Jan 29th - New Woolwich mortgage launched

Jan 28th - Mortgage brokers welcome pledge of support

Jan 28th - Halifax: First-time buyers unfamiliar with mortgage-related terms

Jan 26th - Mortgage rescue scheme 'is not the only solution'

Jan 26th - AMI calls for action for mortgage market

Jan 23rd - New mortgage products launched

Jan 23rd - HSBC tells customers to overpay mortgages

Jan 22nd - Leeds Building Society mortgage product released

Jan 22nd - Mortgage holders advised to overpay

Jan 21st - Advice given on remortgages

Jan 21st - Mortgage Works products launched

Jan 20th - Low mortgage rates 'not useful for first-time buyers'

Jan 20th - CML comments on government financial package

Jan 19th - Legal & General and Alliance & Leicester remortgage deal launched

Jan 16th - Proportion of income dedicated to mortgage interest falls

Jan 16th - Alliance and Leicester mortgage rates cut

Jan 15th - Responses to government mortgage support scheme

Jan 15th - HSBC launches record low mortgage interest rate

Jan 14th - First-time buyers with low deposits suffer high interest rates

Jan 14th - Abbey mortgage rates cut

Jan 13th - Higher LTV mortgages 'decreased due to stricter lending criteria'

Jan 13th - Rics: Lack of mortgage finance is stalling the market

Jan 12th - CML: Savings inflow is not sufficient for healthy mortgage lending

Jan 12th - New Lloyds TSB mortgage rates launched

Jan 9th - Alliance & Leicester remortgage deals launched through intermediaries

Jan 8th - Legal & General: Falling fixed rates not benefiting everyone

Jan 8th - Alliance & Leicester mortgage products launched for new year

Jan 7th - The Mortgage Works products launched

Jan 7th - Mortgage help expansion 'will not benefit many'

Jan 6th - Moneyfacts: Quarter of mortgages require 40% deposit

Jan 2nd - SVRs 'become more significant as remortgage deals diminish'

Dec 24th - Mortgage numbers fall to 'new lows'

Dec 23rd - CML calls for government action to give incentive to mortgage lending

Dec 22nd - New NatWest fixed-rate mortgages launched

Dec 18th - Abbey fixed rate mortgages cut

Dec 18th - Homeowner advised to take variable rate mortgage over fixed-rate

Dec 17th - New Nationwide tracker mortgage launched

Dec 17th - Mortgage brokers 'have improved access to deals'

Dec 15th - Abbey explains mortgage letter

Dec 11th - Mortgage Support Scheme "is virtually worthless"

Dec 11th - Fewer mortgages available

Dec 10th - Abbey fixed rates cut

Dec 9th - HSBC pledges to increase mortgage lending

Dec 9th - Proposed OFT housing market study welcomed

Dec 8th - RBS/NatWest mortgage rates reduced

Dec 5th - Abbey mortgage rates cut but trackers temporarily withdrawn

Dec 5th - Mortgage brokers and lenders respond to base rate cut

Dec 4th - Lloyds TSB mortgage rates to be cut if base rate is reduced

Dec 4th - Rics responds to government repossession scheme

Dec 3rd - FSA calls for "fair treatment" of mortgage holders in arrears

Dec 3rd - Alliance & Leicester mortgage rates cut

Dec 2nd - Rics: Mortgage lenders' deposit requests causing difficulty

Dec 2nd - Mortgage brokers cannot offer 90% LTV deals for remortgages

Dec 1st - NatWest and RBS: Six months' grace for mortgage holders in arrears

Nov 28th - Stamp duty 'should be eradicated'

Nov 28th - Mortgage market 'is returning to normality'

Nov 27th - Advice for remortgagers

Nov 27th - Woolwich and Abbey mortgage rates cut

Nov 26th - Further responses to pre-Budget report regarding mortgages

Nov 25th - Natwest mortgage rates reduced

Nov 25th - IMLA and Rics respond to pre-Budget report

Nov 24th - Abbey explains help for mortgage holders in arrears

Nov 21st - uSwitch: Tracker mortgages relaunched above base rate

Nov 21st - Nationwide fixed-rate mortgages withdrawn

Nov 20th - Self-certification mortgages 'should not require declarations of income'

Nov 19th - First-time buyers are 'endangered species'

Nov 18th - Buy-to-let mortgages facing negative equity

Nov 17th - Homeowners warned of changing their minds on mortgages

Nov 17th - Falling house prices 'will prevent remortgages'

Nov 12th - CML: Borrowers avoid stamp duty in September but sales down

Nov 7th - Mortgage brokers: Good and bad news with base rate cut

Nov 6th - Mortgage brokers banned for faulty advice

Nov 6th - Alliance & Leicester mortgage rates cut

Nov 5th - AMI: Mortgage lenders still tightening criteria

Nov 4th - Mortgage lenders 'need to offer more lending'

Nov 4th - Abbey and Nationwide mortgage rates increased for trackers

Nov 3rd - Nationwide mortgage rates cut

Nov 3rd - Mortgage brokers dubious about new Abbey account

Oct 30th - IMLA: Repossessions figures were sensationalised

Oct 29th - Lloyds TSB interest-only mortgage deals axed

Oct 29th - Mortgage arrears and repossessions rise

Oct 23rd - Government anti-repossession moves welcomed

Oct 23rd - RBS and NatWest mortgage rates cut

Oct 22nd - Abbey rates cut on three-year fixed deals while Nationwide rates rise

Oct 21st - Mortgage brokers 'often do not have best product available'

Oct 20th - Northern Rock repossessions '3.5 times the industry average'

Oct 16th - Nationwide rates cut

Oct 14th - Lenders up mortgage rates

Oct 13th - Moneysupermarket: Borrowers in arrears face 'unfair' charges

Oct 10th - Mortgage lenders up rates

Oct 6th - Conti joins mform.co.uk for foreign mortgages

Oct 3rd - Moneysupermarket: Landlords hit as buy-to-let mortgages drop 23% in a week

Sep 26th - Haart: How to become attractive to lenders

Sep 26th - Moneysupermarket: New borrowers hit by "double whammy"

Sep 19th - IMLA: Extension of SLS is of little help to liquidity

Sep 18th - Combined Lloyds TSB and HBOS 'will hold 28 per cent of mortgage market'

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