Housefund Article Archive for June 2007
Switching homes and mortgages
Nationwide is urging home movers to switch to a better mortgage deal at the same time they switch homes.
Posted in Mortgages, Nationwide on 30 June 2007
Estate agents say no to Tesco
Tesco’s plans to sell properties via its stores could be facing some difficulties.
Posted in News on 30 June 2007
Tesco moves onto the property market
Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain, has decided to make a move onto the property market.
Posted in Selling on 29 June 2007
Brown signifies continuity for HIPS
The announcement that Yvette Cooper, Minister for Housing and Planning will continue with her role, but taking on a much higher profile and attending cabinet meetings when required, has been heralded as great news by Home Information Packs (HIPS)industry.
Posted in HIPS on 29 June 2007
House price growth adds to rate rise predictions
House price inflation ‘bounced back’ in June with prices rising by 1.1%, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.
Posted in House Prices, Nationwide on 28 June 2007
Chance for PM to place housing at the very heart of government
Responding to Gordon Brown’s announcement that housing will be a top priority for his government, David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, said:
“Gordon Brown is saying what we have known for years: that ending our critical housing shortage is the key to prosperity and social justice for this country.
Mortgage lending up
May’s gross mortgage lending of £19.7bn was 8% more than in May 2006 new figures from the British Bankers Association have said.
Posted in BBA on 28 June 2007

