Bank of England reports flat mortgage lending

Figures from the Bank of England show that the number of mortgages approved for UK home buyers was barely changed in July at 48,722.
The figures reinforce data from lenders and surveys which suggest that prices have reached a plateau after the revival that started in the spring of 2009.

The Bank’s figures show that in July, [...]

Mortgage lending figures plunge in July

Bank of England report shows mortgage lending at it’s second lowest level since records began.
Mortgage lending fell sharply in July as activity in the housing market remained subdued, according to Bank of England figures released today.

Net lending totalled £86m for the month, down from June’s £518m and the second-lowest monthly lending figure since the Bank’s [...]

Interest only re-mortgages being ended by mortgage lenders

More than one million home owners on interest only deals face a sharp rise in interest rates when their current deal expires.
Banks and building societies are increasingly nervous about offering interest only mortgages deals to borrowers, ahead of new lending rules, designed to curb excessive lending.

Coventry Building Society has become the latest mortgage lender to [...]

UK mortgage lending picks up again

Mortgage lending to home buyers increased again in June according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Its figures showed that there were 52,000 new loans granted to home buyers, 19% more than in May and up 14% on the same month a year ago.

The CML said activity was “still on an upward trajectory” and described [...]

Retired home owners face repossession as banks refuse to extend mortgages

Hundreds of thousands of retired home owners face have having their homes repossessed as banks refuse to extend their mortgage terms.Lenders have imposed tight age restrictions on elderly borrowers who have been unable to pay off their mortgage before reaching retirement.

Falls in their investments as a result of the worst economic crisis in a generation [...]

RBS raises profit margins on mortgages

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been accused of making customers pay above average rates on their mortgages despite the nationalised banking group reporting profits.
The bank took billions of pounds in Government support during the credit crisis, but has since recovered to make a net profit of £9 million for the first six months of [...]

New mortgages and re-mortgages are still being rationed by lenders

Mortgage lenders are contining to ration their home loans to home buyers and re-mortgagers.
The number of deals on offer has risen by 66% this year, from 1,414 in January to 2,351 now, says the financial information service Moneyfacts.

But 58% of the deals available still require a downpayment of at least 25% of the value of [...]

House price inflation eases again, says Nationwide

UK house prices inflation in the UK continued to ease off in July, the Nationwide building society has said.
Its latest monthly survey shows that prices fell by 0.5% this month, taking the annual rate of house price inflation down from 8.7% to 6.6%.

The price of the average home is now £169,347, almost the same as [...]

UK mortgage lending increased in June- Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)

UK gross mortgage lending, which includes lending to people remortgaging as well as house buyers, rose by 15% in June to £13.1bn.
This was 7% higher than a year ago and also the biggest monthly figure so far this year.

However, the CML said June’s increase was just a seasonal pick-up and that lending remained subdued.

“There are [...]

More affordable loans lift UK mortgage borrowing

The number of loans made for house purchases rose slightly in the UK in May as low interest rates continued, lenders have said.
About 42,000 home loans were granted in May, up 2% on the previous month and 15% higher than May 2009, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said.

Mortgage interest payments accounted for the lowest [...]

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