Mortgage lenders

Moneyfacts: Quarter of mortgages require 40% deposit

Tuesday 6th January 2009

Borrowers need a 40 per cent deposit for a quarter of all mortgages, new figures show. Full story...

SVRs 'become more significant as remortgage deals diminish'

Friday 2nd January 2009

Standard variable rates (SVR) had a greater effect on mortgage holders throughout 2008 as good remortgage deals became harder to find, it has been claimed. Full story...

Mortgage numbers fall to 'new lows'

Wednesday 24th December 2008

Mortgage approvals for new house purchases in November reached a "new low", according to new statistics. Full story...

CML calls for government action to give incentive to mortgage lending

Tuesday 23rd December 2008

More government action is needed to create incentives for mortgage lenders to give loans, it has been claimed. Full story...

New NatWest fixed-rate mortgages launched

Monday 22nd December 2008

New Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest fixed-rate mortgages have been announced by the lenders. Full story...

Abbey fixed rate mortgages cut

Thursday 18th December 2008

Abbey fixed-rate mortgages have been reduced, the lender has announced. Full story...

Homeowner advised to take variable rate mortgage over fixed-rate

Thursday 18th December 2008

A Guardian reader has been advised by an expert to take a variable rate mortgage instead of a fixed-rate deal. Full story...

New Nationwide tracker mortgage launched

Wednesday 17th December 2008

A new two-year Nationwide tracker mortgage product has been released. Full story...

Mortgage brokers 'have improved access to deals'

Wednesday 17th December 2008

Mortgage brokers are getting better access to mortgage products, new figures show. Full story...

Abbey explains mortgage letter

Monday 15th December 2008

Mortgage lender Abbey has given an explanation for a letter it sent to some flexible mortgage borrowers. Full story...

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Dec 5th - Abbey mortgage rates cut but trackers temporarily withdrawn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