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UK home repossession levels stable in first quarter, CML reports

Home repossessions in the UK in the first quarter of 2012 amounted to 9,600, the same as in the first quarter of 2011, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reported today. This puts a stop to the recent trend of …

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UK mortgage lending increases by 30% in March

Mortgage lending in the UK showed a strong increase in March, primarily caused by a rush of house purchases before the end of the stamp duty holiday, a

House Prices fall to record levels.

UK property surveyors report rising interest in UK housing market

Another sign has emerged that the UK housing market is springing back to life, with the release yesterday of a new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered

House prices in the UK are broadly stable at the moment

Cheap loans aren’t helping first time buyers

Banks are promising to improve the number of cheap deals for first time buyers, but they will still struggle to get a mortgage in 2012. Experts have warned that

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Barclays cuts fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.41 percentage points

In its eighth rate reduction in a row Barclays yesterday made cuts of up to 0.41 percentage points to 60 per cent of its Woolwich fixed rate mortgage

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‘Loans’ dominate consumer online searches

Five of the ten most queried search terms used by UK consumers to find personal finance products online in January, were loan-related. This is according to the latest

Nearly £3 billion spent by struggling consumers on organising mortgages

Nearly £3 billion spent by struggling consumers on organising mortgages

Fears about an increase to the base rate have led to a flurry

Costing the consumers - buying a home

Organising a mortgage costs struggling consumers nearly £3 billion

Fears about an increase to the base rate have led to a flurry of fixed rate

Mortgage payments set to rise

Base rate will affect monthly mortgage payment, many home owners unaware

Despite the Bank of England base rate remaining at 0.5% again this month, there is

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