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The Majority of First Time Buyers Seek Help from Mum & Dad
It will come as no surprise to many that first time buyers have been having a hard time of things recently and figures from The Council of Mortgage Lenders do little to change that view. It has published research of the first time buyer market that helps shed light on just how big an impact [...] -
Standard Variable Rates are just that…variable!
Two lenders in the Lloyds Banking Group stable are increasing the standard variable rate (SVR) charged to its mortgage borrowers. From tomorrow the Bank of Scotland and The Mortgage Business will increase the SVR charged to existing mortgage borrowers from 4.84% to 4.95%. Bank of Scotland and TMB no longer lend so it is those [...] -
Building Societies report growth in mortgage lending
The Building Societies Association (BSA) has reported encouraging lending figures for August. Mortgage approvals lifted by 10% on July this year and were up 17% compared with August 2010. Gross mortgage lending reached an 11 month high in August lifting to £2.1bn and marked an increase of 8% on the figures for August 2010. [...]