Investment Sense

Housing & Mortgage round up: Is the housing market slowing?

Evidence has emerged this week that the housing market could be slowing, with the usual burst of activity associated with the onset of spring, turning into more of a damp squib. We also take a look at rising rents and news that buy to let landlords, plan to take action against the Bank of Ireland, to stop them increasing the mortgage payments for thousands of borrowers. Housing market slowing? Part 1 In a worrying sign that the housing ...

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April 26th, 2013

Tags: Bank of Ireland, British Bankers' Association, Buy to let mortgages, Davif Dooks, Funding for Lending Scheme, HMRC, House Market, Housing & mortgage round up, Justin Selig, Landlords, LSL Property Service, Mortgage

Housing & Mortgage Round Up: Two house price surveys, whilst Bank of Ireland angers mortgage holders

We have two house price surveys this week; one showing a rise in house prices over the past year, the other a fall. We also look at how the Bank of Ireland has angered 13,500 existing mortgage customers by more than doubling the interest rate they pay. Finally we bring you news that the UK’s largest buy to let mortgage ...

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March 1st, 2013

Tags: Bank of Ireland, Bank of Ireland buy to let mortgages, Buy to let mortgages, house prices, Land Registry, Land Registry House P, Nationwide House Price Index, Nationwide house price survey, Robert Gardener, The Mortgage Works

Housing & mortgage round up: House prices fall, whilst buy to let mortgages boom

This week sees the UK’s two largest mortgage lenders disagree about the direction of house prices, whilst new figures show just how hard life is for first time buyers, whilst the buy to let mortgage market continues to boom. Are you looking for mortgage advice?...

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November 9th, 2012

Tags: Average house price, Bank of England interest rate decisions, Buy to let mortgages, Council of Mortgage Lenders, First time buyer mortgages, FLS, Funding for Lending Scheme, Halifax House Price Index, Halifax house price survey, Home repossessions, house prices, Monetary Policy Committee, Reposession rates

Housing round up: Buy to let mortgage availability rises, NewBuy scheme launched

The latest house price survey shows a small fall, whilst the buy to let market continues to boom, especially in Nottingham and the East Midlands as the number of buy to let mortgages available rises. In other news the government has announced more details on the NewBuy scheme designed to help kick start the housing market. Are you ...

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February 4th, 2012

Tags: Buy to let, Buy to let mortgages, Buy to let yields, house prices fall, Nationwide house price survey, NewBuy mortgage guarantee scheme, Paragon Mortgages

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