Mortgages News
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Do you need a financial adviser?
10 Jul 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Stephen Womack, Mail on Sunday10 July 2006 EIGHT months ago, Laura Stevenson and Paul Tappenden felt their finances were sliding out of control. The couple were carrying a five-figure debt on credit cards and personal loans, sometimes struggling to make minimum monthly repayments. They were unhappy with the flat they were renting and felt burdened by money worries. FITTER FINANCE: Ben Cox has secured a pay rise and tackled debts WANT TO KNOW MORE? GUIDES: Read our personal fin ... |
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Lending on six times joint income
10 Jul 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Richard Dyson, Mail on Sunday10 July 2006 AMERICAN bank Morgan Stanley, which has a new UK mortgage business under the Advantage and ADV brands, is lending couples more than six times joint incomes, even if they have previously mismanaged debts. BIG LENDER: Advantage is offering couples more than six times joint income WANT TO KNOW MORE? DEAL FINDER: Best mortgage deals OTHER STORIES 'Cater to our housing needs' Should you buy in Germany? New on the market Beach-hut ... |
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First time buyers face tough times
10 Jul 2006
source:
today.reuters.co.uk
By David Burrows LONDON (Reuters) - First-time buyers are finding it ever more difficult to get their foot on the property ladder, according to research from lender Paragon Mortgages. A Paragon survey of mortgage advisers found that the proportion of first-time buyer loans arranged declined from 11 percent of the total six months ago to 9 percent now. Five years ago, first-time buyers accounted for 20 percent of the market. Despite affordable housing projects, in the southeast in particular, ... |
