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News about UK Mortgage Rates issue #45
09/03/2010
Weekly Market CommentaryAction ForexThursday Japan August Consumer Confidence, UK and US July Trade Balances and the Bank of England decides on rates (expected unchanged at 0.50%). …and more &r more…
09/03/2010
Moneywise MagazineFirst-time buyers struggle with depositMoneywise MagazineThe problem is not house prices but the amount required for a deposit, with mortgage lenders continuing to insist on an absol more…
09/03/2010
Telegraph.co.ukHalifax – choosing a mortgageTelegraph.co.ukThe first choice to make is whether to opt for a fixed rate or variable rate mortgage. A fixed rate suits those who need certainty and it mak more…
09/03/2010
Telegraph.co.ukHalifax – tips for first-time buyersTelegraph.co.uk“There is a greater choice of mortgage deals available to first-time buyers with a 10 per cent deposit than there was a year ago, bu more…
09/03/2010
Money Hospital (blog)Double-dip recession: is it really on the cards or are we overreacting?Money Hospital (blog)Ultimately, or course, that's the whole point of a mortgage. And it's possible more…
09/03/2010
Who will pay the eventual cost of the £3.5 billion write-off?FinancialAdvice.co.ukThe UK financial arena has had its fingers burnt during the credit crunch and the ongoing economic difficulties in th more…
09/03/2010
UK House Prices and GDP Growth Trends AnalysisThe Market OracleWhilst many methods have been utilised for determining future housing market price trends such as average earnings, mortgage interest rat more…
09/03/2010
Time to give your pension a reality checkTelegraph.co.ukMoneyfacts published research revealing that plunging annuity rates will give savers half the income that they would have received 15 years ago more…
09/03/2010
UK Economy Cooling; Pound Downside Target Remains 1.5113Forex HoundConcerns over a slowdown in UK manufacturing growth and mortgage market worries helped pressure the British Pound. Sterling investors more…
09/02/2010
Could the UK government risk increasing UK base rates?FinancialAdvice.co.ukA reduction in property prices would see many homeowners move into negative equity and indeed an increase in mortgage rates w more…
09/02/2010
Mortgage arena sees a raft of rate reductionsFinancialAdvice.co.ukDespite the fact that many people are complaining there is little or no competition in the UK mortgage arena, the last few days have s more…
09/02/2010
House Doctor: 'Should we get a tracker mortgage? There are some good deals around'IndependentI know rates could rise, but it doesn't look like they will for a while, and we've seen som more…
09/02/2010
How to get on the property ladder…finallyIndependentThis is despite record low interest rates and, in recent months, a growth in the number of mortgage products available for first-timers. … more…
09/02/2010
Markets: FTSE 100 flat at the closeInteractive InvestorInvestors were unmoved by an unexpected rise in pending sales of previously owned US homes while mortgage rates dropped to fresh lows for the ten more…
09/02/2010
The housing bubble reconsideredFT Alphaville (blog)It demonstrates that the bubble was a supply-side phenomenon, attributable to an excess of mispriced mortgage finance: mortgage finance spreads decli more…
09/02/2010
Home Owners In Danger Of More RepossessionQuick Cash for Properties (blog)'There are an awful lot of people just about financing mortgages on homes in negative equity because of low interest rates more…
09/02/2010
InTheNews.co.ukMortgage lending increases in June says Bank of EnglandInTheNews.co.ukInterest in the property market has shown signs of recovery in recent months as house prices have fallen and intere more…
09/02/2010
Central Bankers Explain Why Incompetence Should Be RewardedWall Street Journal (blog)It would have shaved hardly anything off mortgage rates. What he misses is the signaling effect. The BOE signaled t more…
09/02/2010
Ben Bernanke quizzed by financial crisis inquiry panel – LIVEThe Guardian (blog)3.06pm: It would have been "questionable", says Bernanke, to raise interest rates in 2003 or 2004 to deflate t more…
09/02/2010
Morning Line: Is it just plain wrong to buy bank shares?Citywire.co.ukBoth RBS and Lloyds lifted their profits by lifting mortgage rates and credit card rates. While that boosts profit margins it is a more…
09/02/2010
The GuardianU.K. house prices drop again in AugustInternational Business TimesThe drop in housing prices in August comes on the heels of a report by the Bank of England last week that Britain's mo more…
09/02/2010
Indian ExpressShipping, sugar, hotel stocks sizzle as market logs small gainsIndia Infoline.comKey benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were down by between 0.03% to 0.16%. UK mortgage provider more…
09/02/2010
UK house prices fall, construction growth coolsReutersA fall in the rate of new home building pushed the PMI down to a six-month low of 52.1 in August from 54.1 in July. This was a sharper slowdown th more…
09/02/2010
Which4U – UKMortgage deals 'generally cheaper in Scotland'Which4U – UK… mortgage interest than anywhere else in the UK. And Mr Marshall added that "the country as a whole is currently b more…
09/02/2010
EPRA 2010: Real estate equities positioned for "strong expansion"Property Week NewsReal estate companies are also looking to lock in current low interest rates and are using the bond markets more…
09/02/2010
Getting 5 years is not a 'Sentance'Easier (press release)"What we do know, however, is that we currently have historically low interest rates, the latest CPI figure for July is currently more…
09/02/2010
Daily Foreign Exchange Rate Forecast – The Pound slumped below $1.54 against …TorFX Foreign Currency Exchange (blog)The Pound stayed lower against the Dollar, as a report from the Bank of England more…
09/02/2010
Surge in mortgage defaulters in SouthBelfast TelegraphAnalyst Frank Conway of Irish Mortgage Corporation said banks were doing all they could to survive – which means increasing their interest rates f more…
09/02/2010
Nationwide considers mortgage market changesFinance Markets (blog)Nationwide has noted significant changes in the UK mortgage market in the past two years. Attractive standard variable rates have mean more…
09/02/2010
Reuters UKECB to extend liquidity lifeline amid uneven recoveryReuters UKAll 78 economists in a Reuters poll predicted the ECB would leave rates at a record low 1 percent for the 16th month in a row i more…
09/02/2010
Reuters UKBank to hold fire as growth coolsReuters UKA median of forecasts showed the UK central bank would begin hiking its base rate by the end of the second quarter of 2011, starting with a 25 basi more…
09/02/2010
Sky NewsUK House Prices Fall Most in Six Months as Supply of Property IncreasesBloombergMortgage approvals remain at about half the level seen at the peak of the housing boom in 2007, as banks ration more…
09/02/2010
Telegraph.co.ukRise in interest rates would be a 'disaster' for UK economy, warns Peter …Telegraph.co.uk"There are an awful lot of people just about financing mortgages on homes in nega more…
09/02/2010
Reasons to use a credit cardHeliumIf you have no credit history or a poor score then you end up paying higher interest rates and losing out on the best insurance premiums, or even the job …and more& more…
09/02/2010
SCOREBOARD: Equities surgeBusiness SpectatorOther than that, mortgage applications rose 2.7 per cent in the week to August 27 with applications for new purchases up 1.8 per cent and refis up 2.7 per . more…
09/02/2010
Dreaming of that 'Je Ne Sais Quoi…' 1000's of French Properties to View at …PR Web (press release)If you need a loan, you should also consider a French mortgage as there are some great more…
09/01/2010
Irish TimesKnock knock? Who's there . . . in the marketIrish TimesFirst off, it's hard to get a mortgage. With most of Ireland's financial institutions in dire straits, there are really on more…
09/01/2010
MSN Money UKGood news about the bad economyMSN Money UKHowever, that feared interest rate rise is much less likely until the UK economy has started to show a sustained recovery. "We're not ex more…
09/01/2010
Coventry Building Society slashes mortgage ratesFinancialAdvice.co.ukThe Coventry Building Society has this week announced significant reductions on a number of fixed rate mortgage arrangements which more…
09/01/2010
Telegraph.co.ukMarkets ruled by extreme mispricingTelegraph.co.ukRecent data on the UK housing market has confirmed that the mini-recovery in prices that occurred in response to zero interest rates – more…
09/01/2010
Daily MailCOMMENT by ALEX BRUMMER: False dawn for US financeDaily MailSo, the overhang of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which was at the heart of the financial panic, remains. Potentially, the Americ more…
09/01/2010
MSN Money UKGood news about the bad economyMSN Money UKHowever, that feared interest rate rise is much less likely until the UK economy has started to show a sustained recovery. "We're not ex more…
09/01/2010
Virgin Media MusicIs equity release the answer as pension income expectations reach new low?Key Retirement SolutionsThis could lead to a rise in the number of people contemplating utilising some of th more…
09/01/2010
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent EditorialsThe Associated PressDespite the lowest mortgage rates in decades, July sales of previously occupied homes plunged to the lowest level in 15 years. Som more…
09/01/2010
Reuters UKFTSE posts biggest daily gain in almost 2 monthsReutersUS mortgage applications for home purchasing and refinancing increased last week as interest rates hit a new low, a glimmer of hope for more…
09/01/2010
Landlords see slowdown in value of their properties but – prices continue to riseResidential LandlordThe latest house purchase lending data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders also reveals a continue more…
09/01/2010
Reuters UKBank to hold fire as growth cools – Reuters pollReuters UKA median of forecasts showed the UK central bank would begin hiking its base rate by the end of the second quarter of 2011, starting more…
09/01/2010
Comtex SmarTrend(R) Morning Call — September 1, 2010BenzingaGains in refinancing activity to 15-month highs reflected lower mortgage rates, caused by declines in Treasury rates as the economy continu more…
09/01/2010
Eurozone mortgage rates start to riseFT.com (blog)Eurozone mortgage interest rates have begun to rise, according to data just released from the European Central Bank. The steady fall in the cost of .. more…
09/01/2010
FinSys Update: China Govt Pushing Banks TO Buy Overseas BondsIMarketnews.com[20:56 ET] * The UK manufacturing sector's rate of expansion slowed sharply in August, with the data suggesting third qu more…
