Bradford & Bingley optimistic on property
Mortgage specialist Bradford & Bingley today predicted the housing market would continue to soften as a series of interest rate hikes take their toll, but prices would ri...
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House lending figures point to downturn
Further proof of the downturn in the housing market emerged yesterday as the Bank of England reported that new mortgage approvals had fallen to their lowest in almost fiv...
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Small change, big difference
How much do you think the average consumer spends on wine? Given that a cinema ticket costs around ?7 and that a 10-minute ride in a London taxi can leave you considering...
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We don't like cold calling
With the introduction of statutory mortgage regulation, the FSA has outlawed the practice of cold calling.
No one likes receiving cold calls from mortgage companies try...
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We like falling rates
The Bank of England has raised interest rates on five occasions in the past 12 months and as a result we have seen a steady rise in the monthly payments of borrowers on v...
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Investing will become a lottery
It's hard to make the words "International Financial Reporting Standard 39" sound sexy, but they are important. Indeed, IFRS39 sent Northern Rock down almost 3% yesterday...
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Identity fraud occurs 'every four minutes
A case of identity fraud happens every four minutes in the UK, according to research published today.
Identity fraud occurs when someone uses an individual's personal d...
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Am I trapped by early repayment penalties?
Q I have a repayment mortgage with an interest rate that was fixed for five years from 2001. Even though I am coming towards the end of the fixed period, I would still h...
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Right, madam. I'll just take down a few details...
For many people the most stressful part of moving house is not finding a new home or juggling mortgage loans, but the initial trudge down the high street.
A survey to b...
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Don't get yourself in a fix - yet
Homeowners who have been waiting for interest rates to start dropping before taking out a fixed-rate mortgage should hang on a few more weeks.
After months of rising ra...
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