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House repossessions dive but are set for another rise

11.08.11
The number of homes repossessed by mortgage lenders fell slightly in the first half of the year but is set to climb again in the second half and next year... more

Mortgages remain in the doldrums as recovery fears grow

20.07.11
The mortgage market remains subdued and some onlookers are beginning to ask whether it will ever return to pre-crash levels... more

Mortgage lending edges up, but market gloom continues

20.06.11
Banks shook off a Royal Wedding hangover to boost mortgage lending in May, but there is little sign of a long-term revival in the market, the Council of Mortgage Lenders have warned... more

Home loans on the up for first-time buyers

08.04.11
The mortgage squeeze on hard-pressed, first-time buyers showed signs of easing in February, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has said... more

Uncertainty and high deposits hit mortgages

18.02.11
Mortgage lending slumped to its lowest level for almost a year in January, after a lacklustre start to 2011 for the housing market.... more

Fewer people lose their homes

10.02.11
Repossessions fell to a three-year low in 2010 as record low interest rates and a softer line from lenders helped more homeowners to hang onto their houses, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders... more

Fears for housing market as mortgage lending dries up

21.01.11
Fresh slump in mortgage lending triggers warnings over the 'near-paralysis' of the market amid mounting signs of ebbing confidence as consumers brace themselves for austerity Britain... more

Builders boom as watchdog is set to drop new lending rules

22.11.10
Has the Council of Mortgage Lenders' noisy lobbying against the City watchdog's plans to restrict bank lending for home loans paid off?... more

Bank lending on the climb, but at a snail's pace

18.06.10
Lending to businesses and households remains subdued over the spring as the economy stutters out of recession... more

Mortgage lending at 10-year low after stamp duty break ends

18.02.10
Mortgage lending collapsed to a 10-year low last month as the housing market suffered following the end of the stamp duty break, figures show... more

Mortgage lending at 10-year low after stamp duty break ends

18.02.10
Mortgage lending collapsed to a 10-year low last month as the housing market suffered following the end of the stamp duty break, figures show... more

Mortgage lending at 10-year low as stamp duty break ends

18.02.10
Mortgage lending collapsed to a 10-year low last month as the housing market suffered following the end of the stamp duty break, figures show... more

Banks 'still need government support' to give mortgages

08.02.10
Britain’s banks and building societies warn they still cannot stand alone in the mortgage market without government support... more

PBR mortgage figures show sharp rise in housing activity

10.12.09
The housing market is picking up faster than was assumed at the time of the March Budget, according to Pre-Budget Report figures... more

Housing revival 'hits hitch'

23.11.09
The housebuilding recovery is stalling, strangled by a lack of first-time buyer affordability, according to one leading industry analyst who is telling his clients to get out of the sector fast... more

Fewer than feared are set to lose their homes

22.06.09
Record low interest rates mean fewer people than feared will lose their homes this year... more

Relief for families as key data lifts gloom on economy

15.05.09
Thousands fewer families than feared face losing their homes this year following the falls in mortgage rates... more

Just one home rescued by £285m mortgage aid scheme

01.05.09
A £285 million government scheme to protect homeowners facing repossession has helped just one family so far, it emerged... more

Rise in mortgage deals brings hope that homes market has bottomed out

14.04.09
The housing market was given a glimmer of hope with a small rise in the number of home loans... more

Labour is blamed as home loans slump

19.03.09
The Government has been accused of aggravating the slump in the housing market through “fractured policy” as mortgage lending crashed... more

Smallest number of new mortgages for 35 years

12.02.09
The number of mortgages on new homes has collapsed to the lowest level since 1974 in a market "barely recognisable" from the boom years... more

Mortgage lending down by a third

21.01.09
Mortgage lending dived by 30% during 2008 to hit a six-year low as the credit crunch strangled the market... more

Property prices to fall 10 per cent next year

22.12.08
House prices will fall by a further 10 per cent next year and 70,000 people will lose their homes, a property website predicted... more

Repossessions up 12 per cent

21.11.08
The number of homes repossessed soared by 12 per cent in the third quarter of this year, with the full year total on track to be the worst since 1995... more

PM’s mortgage pledge is not prudent, say lenders

13.10.08
Mortgage chiefs have branded a key plank of the Government’s bank rescue plan “undesirable” and unlikely to happen... more

19,000 homes are repossessed in past six months

08.08.08
The number of homes repossessed has soared more than 40 per cent this year to its highest level since the mid-Nineties... more

Reduce rip-off mortgage fees, Darling tells banks

24.06.08
Alistair Darling has warned mortgage lenders not to rip off borrowers with huge arrangement fees... more

A break in the clouds for property and retail sales

27.03.08
Signs the slump in homebuying activity and High Street sales may be easing emerged today.... more


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