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  • Mortgages
    • 12-06-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Financial comparison site MoneyExpert has identified a rise in the fees charged for fixed rate mortgages. The site...
    • 10-06-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Cutting back on personal finances by excluding life insurance with their buy-to-let mortgage can be a "risky strategy",...
    • 04-06-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A new report has highlighted how the current downturn in the housing market can be beneficial to first-time...
    • 02-06-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. House prices across England and Wales are continuing to slow, the Land Registry has confirmed. According to data...
    • 13-05-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has noted that the country's housing market is continuing to...
    • 12-05-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A new study by the BBC has found a majority in favour of a decline in the value...
    • 07-05-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. One of the UK's largest mortgage lenders has withdrawn one of its most popular home loan products from...
    • 30-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New figures which show a decline in the number of mortgages approved for house purchase in the UK...
    • 29-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's buy-to-let mortgage sector should continue to "perform well" during 2008, despite the withdrawal of many mortgage...
    • 28-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Homeowners and professional landlords who are hard-pressed financially could be entitled to a break in their monthly mortgage...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Some of the UK's largest mortgage lenders have increased the interest rates that they charge on home loans...
    • 22-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Some of the UK's largest mortgage lenders are to meet with chancellor Alistair Darling and housing minister Caroline...
    • 10-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) today reduced interest rates to 5 percent from 5.25. In...
    • 08-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The last remaining UK lender to offer 100 per cent mortgages will withdraw them from the market tomorrow....
    • 07-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New research has revealed a preference for long-term fixed-rate mortgage products, it has emerged. According to the findings...
    • 03-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Following the decision by First Direct to no longer offer mortgages to non-customers, more banks have announced their...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Fool.co.uk has issued a warning over the possibility of increased mortgage repayments for borrowers after the expiration of...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reiterated a warning from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) that a...
    • 02-04-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's Land Registry has confirmed a fall in the levels of house price growth. According to data...
    • 31-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The results of a recent study have shown a further decline in the price of UK housing. Data...
    • 28-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Three of the UK's largest mortgage lenders yesterday opted to increase the interest rates on their mortgage products....
    • 27-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Police officers in the City of London are preparing themselves for an increase in the number of investigations...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The number of long-term fixed-rate mortgage products has increased, it has been claimed. According to reports by Money...
    • 25-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has announced that the current housing market conditions make things...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Information service Moneyfacts has warned that mortgage lending criteria is starting to become more restrictive in the UK....
    • 20-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The new mortgage lending business of a number of smaller building societies in the UK has either been...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Citizens Advice has highlighted an increase in the number of individuals facing arrears on their mortgages. Data released...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Property development in the UK has been negatively affected by the deteriorating market conditions surrounding credit, it has...
    • 13-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Buy-to-let mortgage borrowers are unlikely to see more green loans for house purchase become available, it has been...
    • 12-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Buy-to-let mortgage holders are experiencing an upbeat market despite credit crunch concerns, it has been suggested. Christopher Tanner,...
    • 06-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Moneyfacts.co.uk has offered a review on the changes to the UK's mortgage sector over the last 12 months....
    • 05-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Britain's National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has called upon the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC)...
    • 03-03-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Mortgage specialists John Charcol has indicated that there will soon be a return to the culture of saving...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A new buy-to-rent product has recently appeared on the market aimed at students. To help students get on...
    • News for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A new buy-to-rent product has recently appeared on the market aimed at students. To help students get on the property...
    • 29-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The growing cost of property across England and Wales is continuing to slow. Fresh data from the Land...
    • 28-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported positive momentum in the UK's buy-to-let mortgage sector. Data released...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Potential homebuyers who do not have a deposit to place against the sale of a property are being...
    • 26-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New data released by the British Bankers Association (BBA) shows subdued activity within the UK's mortgage sector. Over...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. UK house builder Persimmon has reported strong pre-tax profits for 2007. Despite the statement from the chairman of...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Moneysupermarket.com has confirmed its lack of surprise at Nationwide's recent mortgage deposit decision. Following the decision of Nationwide...
    • 25-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. UK homebuyers are to be required to pay higher deposits in order to fend off higher interest rates....
    • 22-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Moneyfacts.co.uk has confirmed the withdrawal of Northern Rock's high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage proposition. The organisation has speculated that...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. An appraisal of the UK's mortgage market has been offered by Moneyfacts.co.uk, following the decision by the Bank...
    • 20-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A representative from moneysupermarket.com has commented on the flurry of lenders who are moving away from the offering...
    • 15-02-2008
      The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported a new sense of momentum in the UK's property market. Data released by the organisation indicates a return to growth in the UK's property sector, with the number of home purchasers...
    • Lenders do not give homeowners enough support and advice when difficulties emerge, according to the latest research from the Citizens' Advice Bureau. The organisation's findings support the view that mortgage lenders do not always fully engage with and help borrowers...
    • 13-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A majority of the repossession orders requested in the UK come from lenders engaged in sub-prime mortgage products,...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has reported a further fall in house prices. Data released as...
    • 12-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has highlighted a fall in the number of mortgage approvals. Data...
    • 11-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), a UK-based trade association, has confirmed stronger than expected figures for the...
    • 08-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Positive news on the performance of Scotland's property market has been released by the Royal Institution of Chartered...
    • 07-02-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The British chancellor Alistair Darling has rejected comparisons between the UK's current housing market conditions and those of...
    • The bank of England has just announced a very welcome interest rate cut of .25 per cent, bring the rate down to 5.25 for February. Home and business owners will breathe a small sigh of relief that rising interest rates...
    • 31-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. An accessibility index devised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that housing market accessibility...
    • 30-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into a number of different companies in relation to...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that a number of the nation's homeowners could become at risk....
    • 25-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, commercial finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New figures released by the British Bankers Association (BBA) has detected a further deterioration in mortgage approval figures,...
    • 22-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has released data showing a decline in gross mortgage lending figures....
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of public liability insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A number of UK homeowners have missed mortgage payments, it has been revealed, although this symptom of the...
    • 18-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. First-time buyers in London are being forced to increase the size of their deposits, it has been claimed. According...
    • 17-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The results of a study by fool.co.uk has highlighted the preference of consumers towards researching holidays rather than mortgages....
    • 16-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Interest rates for fixed-rate mortgages are rising, it has been claimed. Data released by moneysupermarket.com shows that, when compared...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The ongoing decline in the price of properties has been identified as beneficial to those looking to purchase a...
    • News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Last month's fall in house prices came at a time when market conditions are edging the UK's housing market...
    • 15-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Mortgage lenders are reducing maximum loan-to-value (LTV) levels, it has been claimed. Data released by Moneyfacts.co.uk, a member of...
    • 14-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The value of the UK's property market is continuing to decline, it has emerged. Data released by the Department...
    • 11-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. UK-based homeowners have been offered borrowing advice following the Bank of England's decision yesterday to keep interest rates on...
    • 09-01-2008
      News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Enhanced levels of integration within the European Union's (EU) mortgage markets have been described as a challenging prospect. Although...