October mortgage take-up hit new heights
Mortgage lending strengthened in October, buoyed by increasing consumer confidence in the housing market, according to the Bank of England today.
Figures from the Bank s...
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Can I get a mortgage one month into a job?
Q I'm a first-time buyer with a 5% deposit. I have a permanent job, but recently learnt that I have to complete a six-month probationary period.
I have only been there f...
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Should we fix our mortgage rate?
We are next-time buyers looking to purchase a fixed-rate mortgage with a view to staying in our next property long term. We have been offered a 10-year fix at 4.89% with ...
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400 jobs at C&G mortgage call centre go to Mumbai
Cheltenham & Gloucester is to close its mortgage application centre near Warwick, with the loss of up to 400 jobs.
C&G, Lloyds TSB's mortgage arm, said the jobs would be...
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Mortgage brokers still let borrowers inflate salaries
Some mortgage brokers are still letting self-employed borrowers inflate their salaries to obtain bigger home loans, according to a report by the financial watchdog.
The ...
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Mortgage brokers fail on record keeping
A number of small mortgage brokers are failing to keep proper records on the sale of home loans to self-employed people, the City watchdog said today.
The Financial Serv...
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Could you advise me on guarantor mortgages?
Q I am going through a divorce and my estranged husband has agreed to sign the house over to me. I am unable to afford the mortgage in my sole name but my father is willi...
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Can I get a postgraduate mortgage?
b>Q I am 28 and about to commence a PhD. I have looked into mortgages for postgraduates, but they don't seem to exist. I am funded for three years on £17,000 tax-fre...
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September boom in mortgage lending
The housing market showed further signs of picking up today, as figures revealed the number of mortgages approved for people buying a new home reached a 15-month high in ...
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Mortgage take-up at 15-month high
Gross mortgage lending by UK banks added up to £17.8bn in September, the highest monthly total since July 2004, according to figures published today by the British B...
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