Mortgages News

Mon 21st Nov 2005 Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new two-year fixed-rate mortgage that comes with a rate of 4.38 per cent. The mortgage has a fee of £495 and is available to both homebuyers and those wishing to remortgage. For remortgagers, there is a Yorkshire two-year fixed-rate option that offers a rate of 4.49 per cent and that also includes the society's remortgage legal serv ...

Following two months of stagnation, the latest government figures show house prices recovering. According to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) annual house price growth is up 0.5 per cent - seeing prices 3.3 per cent higher than last year. The ODPM figures are based on property completions - rather than mortgage approvals or asking prices - making them more reliable but further behi ...

This is Money18 November 2005 AS THE Christmas spending spree gathers pace, there is a danger thousands of British households will be persuaded to spend more than they can really afford by some of the most attractive personal loan rates in living memory. WANT TO KNOW MORE? CHAT: Our readers' PPI con stories DEAL FINDER: Income protection DEAL FINDER: Mortgage protection POLL: Have you ever taken out payment protection insurance from a credit provider? OTHER STORIES Are y ...

Lech Mintowt-Czyz, Evening Standard21 November 2005 THIS man's loan companies have left a trail of misery, repossession and ruin. Harvey Collis, 66, owns at least two London firms that lend money at interest rates of up to 39%. 'LOAN SHARK': Victims say money lender Harvey Collis has ruined their lives OTHER STORIES Comeback for credit card fees New hope for people in debt Halifax in sneaky credit card change Debt piles up for young women Q&A: Payment protection insuran ...

LONDON (Reuters) - House price inflation picked up to an annual 3.3 percent in September from 2.8 percent the month before, the government said on Monday. The Office for the Deputy Prime Minister said the average house price in September stood at 186,723 pounds compared with 186,208 pounds in August. It said house price inflation rose in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but fell in Scotland. The ODPM data lag figures from the country's big mortgage lenders -- Nationwide and Halifax -- whic ...

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Wall Street often tries to cash in on investors' tendency to chase the latest hot trend, as evidenced by the technology and Internet funds launched in the run-up to the 2000 dot-com crash. MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE  IN INVESTING Inflation-adjusted savings bond a bad investment  IN MUTUAL FUNDS Homebuilder ETFs launch into softening market &nbs ...

Dan Atkinson, Mail on Sunday20 November 2005 FALLING prices for new one and twobedroom flats could open the door for struggling first-time buyers to join the housing market. OTHER STORIES Mortgage cut on the tracks Mortgage lending nears record high Chaos fear over home packs Inheritance tax hot spots are spreading Fears over equity release USEFUL LINKS GUIDES: Homes, loans a ...

Simon Lambert, This is Money19 November 2005 SOARING house prices across Britain have led to the number of families caught by inheritance tax trebling over the past five years. WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Capitalise by downsizing OTHER STORIES Mortgage cut on the tracks Mortgage lending nears record high Chaos fear over home packs Watchdog raps mortgage brokers Fears over equity re ...

James Coney, Daily Mail19 November 2005 IF YOU can afford to take a small gamble with your repayments, now could be the right time to consider a tracker mortgage. NO WORRIES: Alistair McKee and girlfriend Karis Christie OTHER STORIES Inheritance tax hot spots are spreading Mortgage lending nears record high Chaos fear over home packs Watchdog raps mortgage brokers Fears over equity release USEFUL LINKS GUIDES: Homes, loans and more BOARDS: Mortgage chat EXPERTS: ...

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