Home loans up in October

9 December 2008
October saw more house purchase loans approved than September, in terms of both volume and value.... read more »

Banks respond to rate cut with new home loans

9 December 2008
In response to the recent fall in the UK`s base rate of interest, Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham & Gloucester (C&G) have revealed they are launching new tracker rates for consumers seeking mortgages.... read more »

Homeowners advised to overpay on mortgages

31 December 2008
As interest rates fall in the UK, homeowners have been advised by one expert to overpay on their home loans.... read more »

Lenders `must make money available to potential house buyers`

7 January 2009
If the property market is to recover, lenders must make money available to potential homebuyers in the form of mortgages, it has been suggested.... read more »

Home loan interest payments consuming less income

16 January 2009
Interest payments to home loans are taking up a lower proportion of borrowers’ incomes, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).... read more »

Limited home loan availability contributes to house price fall

30 January 2009
New figures have shown that the average price of a property in the UK is now 16.6% lower than this time last year.... read more »

Home loans rise in December

2 February 2009
The number of home loans approved for house purchase rose in December, according to the latest figures from the Bank of England.... read more »

Loans to offspring: a Law Society warning

4 February 2009
Parents have been warned about the risks of extending loans to their children to help them buy property.... read more »

Experts advise caution on home loan switch

19 February 2009
Experts have warned that switching from a fixed-rate home loan deal to a more attractive variable-rate option ‘might not be straightforward’, according to The Observer.... read more »

Home loan approvals rise for third month

27 March 2009
New figures from the BBA (British Bankers` Association) have shown that the number of home loan approvals increased for the third consecutive month in February.... read more »

Home loans for people in negative equity

15 April 2009
Two major home loan providers are now offering mortgages to existing customers who are in negative equity.... read more »

Home loans on the rise in February

21 April 2009
The latest lending figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have shown a slight rise in February, possibly suggesting that the beginnings of a recovery may be taking place.... read more »

Home loan rates `set to rise`

11 June 2009
Other mortgage lenders may raise their interest rates, according to experts, after Nationwide raised the rates on its fixed-rate mortgages by as much as 0.86% this week.... read more »

Home loans rise by 4% in April

28 May 2009
New statistics have shown a 4% rise in the number of home loan approvals in April, compared with March.... read more »

Home loan offers `rose by 23% in June`

13 August 2009
The number of home loans increased by 23% in June, compared with the previous month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).... read more »

Home loans for first-time buyers `up by £2bn`

16 September 2009
Home loans for first-time buyers increased by £2bn in the second quarter of 2009, compared with the previous quarter, according to new figures.... read more »

Number of home loans up 29% in August

16 October 2009
According to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of loans taken out for home purchase in August was 5% lower than in July, but 29% higher than it was in the same month last year.... read more »

September home loan figures show `steady rise`

26 October 2009
According to figures from the British Bankers` Association (BBA), the number of loans approved for home purchase has returned to levels last seen at the beginning of 2008, the Independent reports.... read more »

5% rise in home loan approvals

12 January 2010
According to the latest set of figures from the Bank of England (BoE), the number of loans approved for house purchase increased by 5% to 60,518 in November, negotiator-magazine.co.uk reports.... read more »

SVR home loan rates `increasing`

12 January 2010
A number of lenders have increased the interest rate on SVR (standard variable rate) home loans since April 2009, despite the base rate sitting at an all-time low of 0.5%, according to Moneyfacts.... read more »