Links: Avoid higher home repaymentsHomewowners who are worried that interest rates will rise this year are now being offered mortgage deals that can protect them against higher repayments, the FT reports.
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Property market sales figures reveal strength in late 2009
Figures property website Zoopla.co.uk reveal the extent of the property market turbulence during 2009.
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January mortgage lending increased
Total net lending to individuals rose by £2.0 billion in January. The twelve-month growth rate ticked up to
0.8%, the Bank of England reports.
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Gross mortgage lending up 14% in December
Gross mortgage lending reached an estimated £13.7 billion in December, a 14% rise from £12.1 billion in November and up 3% on December 2008, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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Minister: Make a resolution to sort out your mortgage
Housing Minister John Healey has urged struggling homeowners to make it their New Year’s Resolution to seek early help, take control of their finances and avoid repossession – and pledged extra Government support to help them stay in their homes.
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NAEA response to the latest CML figures
Commenting on CML figures released, National Association of Estate Agents President Gary Smith said:
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Thousands homeless whilst homes remain empty
The Government needs to bring many of the UK’s 762,635 empty homes back into use if they are to find homes for the 72,130 families who will remain homeless and in temporary accommodation this Christmas, say the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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House prices fell by 0.9% in August, the second consecutive month where a fall has occurred leaving the average house price at £166,507, Nationwide has said.
Lloyds TSB has introduced a new, market leading fixed rate mortgage at 2.94%, the product is available both for house purchase and remortgage for borrowers with a deposit of at least 30%.
Confidence among landlords has dipped for the first time in almost two years, driven by uncertainties including housing benefits and tax changes announced in the emergency budget, according to the latest NLA Landlords’ Optimism Index.
Confidence among landlords has dipped for the first time in almost two years, driven by uncertainties including housing benefits and tax changes announced in the emergency budget, according to the latest NLA Landlords’ Optimism Index.
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