Archive for September, 2006

Anticipated interest rates hike sparks remortgage interest

Monday, September 25th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

More than half of British homeowners believe that interest rates will rise again before the end of the year, new research from Standard Life has claimed.The research showed that more ... Read more..

One in five houses to be liable for IHT by 2020

Sunday, September 24th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Within 15 years some 20 per cent of houses in the UK will be worth more than the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold, according to new research.Figures from Halifax have revealed ... Read more..

Mortgages set to last until retirement

Sunday, September 24th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

More than a third of homeowners will still be paying off their mortgage into retirement, new research has claimed.A survey of UK homeowners by current account mortgage provider The One ... Read more..

Landlords selling up to avoid property licences

Sunday, September 24th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Landlords with houses in multi-occupation (HMO) are selling up in order to avoid new licensing arrangements, new research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has shown.Introduced by the ... Read more..

Borrowers remortgaging to pay off credit card debts

Thursday, September 21st, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Figures from the British Bankers Association (BBA) have revealed that homeowners are increasingly remortgaging their property in order to pay off expensive credit card debts.The figures show that mortgage lending ... Read more..

Millions of Brits priced out of property market

Thursday, September 21st, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

More than one in three working families under the age of 40 simply cannot afford to buy a home as soaring house prices have put ownership beyond their financial limits, ... Read more..

Government considering green home loans

Thursday, September 21st, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

The government has said it is in favour of loans to help people improve the energy efficiency of their homes.Yvette Cooper, the housing minister, said that mortgage lenders should be ... Read more..

Credit cards labelled a “suitable way of borrowing”

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Despite the recent furore over high fees and charges, a leading credit card provider has labelled a new type of card aimed specifically at students as a "suitable way of ... Read more..

UK property investors look to Germany

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

With prices in the UK property market showing no signs of slowing, British property investors are increasingly looking to Germany, according to new figures from property website Rightmove.co.uk.Since the end ... Read more..

MPC unanimous on September rate freeze

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

The Bank of England's Monetary Police Committee (MPC) was unanimous in its decision to maintain interest rates at 4.75 per cent this month.Minutes from the meeting revealed that all eight ... Read more..

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