Mortgage lending continues to fall

3 December 2008
The number of mortgage approvals in the UK last month fell to just 32,000 in October, new Bank of England figures show.... read more »

Remortgage: the low-down

31 October 2008
Why remortgage? If you`re a new homeowner, you may ask why people don`t stay with their existing mortgage until the end of its term. After all, if you`ve just signed up to a mortgage that`ll run for (probably) decades, you`ll be forgiven for wondering why so many people are even thinking about remortgaging.... read more »

What happens if I don’t remortgage?

26 January 2009
If you are coming to the end of your existing mortgage deal, then you may be considering a remortgage. A remortgage, in many ways, works in the same way as finding your first mortgage. However, a remortgage can be a very good opportunity to make savings on your monthly outgoings.... read more »

Halifax: house prices down 2.3% in February

6 March 2009
New figures from mortgage lender Halifax have shown that house prices fell by a further 2.3% in February, compared with January prices.... read more »

Average shelf life of mortgages longest in over 2 years

6 May 2010
According to Moneyfacts.co.uk, the average `shelf life` of a current mortgage `now stands at 30 working days` - which is the longest period since August 2007, when there were 9,549 mortgage deals available on the market.... read more »

Mortgage holders unaware of potential impact of interest rate rise

8 July 2010
According to the newly formed Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB), around 74% of people with a mortgage said they did not know how a 1% increase in the Bank of England`s base rate would affect their monthly outgoings, The Telegraph reports.... read more »