Mortgages News

Simon Lambert, This is Money23 September 2006 Experts are predicting a bumper homebuying season this autumn as owners decide to take advantage of buoyant demand and plot their next move. And for those looking to steal a march on their home-selling rivals there are a handful of steps that will help woo potential buyers. TOP TIPS: It's important that your property stands out WANT TO KNOW MORE? GUIDES: Selling online HOUSE PRICES: What's the latest? TABLES: The best mortgages o ...

Michael Clarke, This is Money23 September 2006 Landlords with multi-occupation properties are quitting the letting market because of tough new Government rules. WANT TO KNOW MORE? GUIDES: Buy-to-let DEAL FINDER: Great mortgage deals REPORT: Buy-to-let parents face big bills OTHER STORIES One in ten towns caught by IHT Market report: Friday close Complaints against banks surge S ...

Ed Monk, This is Money 23 September 2006 The number of households caught in the inheritance tax net has swelled with house prices in one in ten English towns now above the threshold for IHT. TAX GRAB: More homes are falling within the £285,000 inheritance tax bracket WANT TO KNOW MORE? GUIDE: How to avoid Inheritance tax REPORT: The inheritance tax debate CALCULATORS: Inheritance tax OTHER STORIES Landlords selling up over licence Market report: Friday close C ...

By Jennifer Hill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest mortgage lender called on Saturday for the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to be hiked to 430,000 pounds, after it found 10 percent of homeowners now fall into the net. Halifax said that figure would be the level of the threshold -- more than 50 percent higher than the current 285,000 pounds -- if it had been increased in line with house pric ...

Reuters22 September 2006 Complaints against British banks continue to rise, led by a rise in criticisms about loans and overdrafts and default charges, according to industry figures. WANT TO KNOW MORE? TOOLS: Reclaim bank charges letter GUIDE: Ten steps to reclaiming bank charges ADVICE: Resolving financial disputes ADVICE: Make the bank pay for errors ADVICE: Fight the unfair bank charg ...

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- Question: I just read your article 'When an inflated offer turns into mortgage fraud.' What are the legal ways that one can get cash back at closing? Mark. Answer: As far as I know, the only legal ways to obtain cash at closing are to refinance your property at amount greater than that owed on your current mortgage or to borrow against the equity you have in your house ...

DENVER (AFX) - AmeriVest Properties Inc., an office building real estate investment trust currently in liquidation, said Friday it completed the sale of its Scottsdale Norte office building in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale Norte, a 79,689-square-foot office property, was sold for $18 million, or approximately $225 per square foot, to Koll/PER LLC, a limited liability company owned by Koll Co. o ...

Geoff Foster, Daily Mail22 September 2006 BUYERS gorged themselves on Compass, the world's largest contract caterer, following a trade magazine report of a pending major strategic review of its brand estate which will result in the loss of three top executives and 200 management jobs. OTHER STORIES Morrisons recovery gathers pace Market report: Friday preview Online revenues soar f ...

BOSTON (Dow Jones) -- To some it's a source of family harmony. To others, however, it's source of great family division, anger and strife. Yes, it's the old family cottage or vacation property or compound or camp or call it what you will. And now with summer coming to a close, many Americans are trying to figure out what to do with their piece of heaven on earth. Should they sell the property t ...

Thu 21st Sep 2006 It was announced today that the market share of GMAC-RFC, the buy-to-let mortgage lender, has increased by over a third. Since the first half of 2005, the company's market share has grown by 37 per cent. This is in line with new records being set for buy-to-let borrowing in general, reports the Council of Mortgage Lenders. GMAC-RFC's product development manager, Davi ...