UK Mortgage News
Nine out of Ten First Time Buyers to pay Stamp Duty by 2008 - 2/24/2005
Alliance and Leicester Mortgages lobbies the Government for first time buyers to be exempted from paying stamp duty
Ninety per cent of first time buyers are likely to pay stamp duty on their ......
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Latest House Price Information from the UK County House Price League - 2/23/2005
For the first time in 2004 no county in the UK had an average house price below £100,000; sixteen counties saw their average house price push through the £100,000 mark during the year. The top ......
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FSA targets illegal mortgage brokers - 2/22/2005
The FSA today starts a UK-wide crack down to protect homebuyers from unauthorised brokers who arrange and advise on mortgages illegally.
The FSA's 'perimeter' project team, which includes both ......
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Happiest Home-owners have nothing upstairs ! - 2/10/2005
Bungalows breed more contentment than any other type of home
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15 Years Since The Peak Of Mortgage Rates - 2/9/2005
The mortgage market has changed considerably since the Standard Variable Rate (SVR) peaked 15 years ago at 15.40% in February 1990. From an interest rate of 9.8% in April 1988, mortgage rates had seen a ......
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Nine-fold increase in residential Stamp Duty tax since 93/94 - 2/7/2005
The halifax reports on startling increases in the amount of stamp duty paid on property purchases
In 1797, William Pitt the ......
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First time buyers create a dream home in a month - 2/4/2005
A quarter of new homeowners fully furnish their first home within a month of moving in with first time buyers spending £4,617.81 on home essentials
The total cost of moving into your first ......
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First time buyers confidence for 2005 - 2/1/2005
One in three (30 per cent) potential first-time buyers want to buy this year but only 18 percent are confident they'll be able to do so
Thirty seven per cent would consider buying through a ......
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House prices rise in December 2004 reveals Halifax House Price Index - 1/12/2005
Though Quarterly growth is at its lowest since 2000
"House prices rose by 1.1% in December following successive monthly declines in October and November. Overall, prices in the final quarter ......
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1 out of 4 first time buyers have problems with Stamp Duty - 1/11/2005
25% of first time buyers found the spiralling cost of stamp duty a major problem with four times as many buyers affected by stamp duty now as 30 years ago
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Stamp Duty Campaign Hits 20,000 Mark - 11/30/2004
P>Raise the Roof Campaign reaches 20,000 on petition to present to Chancellor
On Thursday 2nd December, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, will present his pre-budget statement to ......
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UK house prices cooling say Nationwide - 10/9/2004
House prices have risen by only 0.2% as house price inflation slows down to 17.8% reveal figures by Nationwide Building Society this week. ......
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The Money Centre offers FREE residential investment seminars - 9/1/2004
Following critical reports of expensive Buy-to-Let ‘teach-ins’, The Money Centre has stepped in to fill the gap for portfolio landlord investors. Following on from the success of workshops in ......
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CBI reduces forecast for economic growth - 9/1/2004
The CBI has reduced its forecast for economic growth next year, saying high oil prices are likely to hit world demand and rising interest rates will make UK consumers less willing to spend. ......
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Buy to let market continues to grow - 9/1/2004
By Sandra Haurant
Investors piled into the buy-to-let market in 2003 as the number of specialist landlord mortgages rose by 48% over the year, according to a report released today by the ......
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Property Hotspots - 9/1/2004
By Alex Bannister, Nationwide Building Society's Group Economist
Following an easing during May and June, house price inflation ......
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House prices have doubled in five years - 8/26/2004
by Aled Blake, The Western Mail
House prices in Wales have risen by more than 100% in the last five years, figures reveal today. Cardiff has seen a 123% rise in the average house price since ......
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MAXIMUM LENDING - MINIMUM RISK - 8/26/2004
Did you know that you could borrow up to 184.6 times your monthly rental income?
Are you minimising your risks and maximising your returns by releasing your equity?
If you had ......
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Scots buy-to-let landlords enjoying highest returns - 8/26/2004
By Frank O’Donnell Consumer Affairs Correspodent
BUY-TO-LET landlords in Scotland are achieving the best returns in the UK on their investment, according to a new report.
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Policymaker plays down interest fears - 5/27/2004
A key Bank of England policymaker has moved to quell fears over spiralling interest rates by playing down the case for a June increase and rubbishing rumours that rates could double from their present ......
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Nationwide profits from mortgage boom - 5/21/2004
The Nationwide has reported a 21 percent jump in profits on the back of a booming mortgage business. Its pre-tax profits for the 2003-04 ......
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Homeowners cower as MPC gets tough - 5/21/2004
Homeowners can expect a further hike in mortgage rates in June after it was revealed that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously for a 0.25 percent interest rate rise ......
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