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Change due for buy-to-let tenants
The government is considering forcing mortgage lenders to give more notice to tenants
BBC, 06/12/2008
Repossessions 'to reach 75,000'
The number of homes being repossessed will rise sharply to 75,000 next year
BBC, 03/12/2008
Brown unveils mortgage interest deferral scheme
Government backs a scheme to allow households to defer interest payments for up to two years
Reuters, 03/12/2008
Quit loans early to save thousands
Homeowners on fixed-rate mortgages could be thousands of pounds better off by exiting early and paying penalties
Timesonline, 23/11/2008
Home repossessions rise as credit crunch bites
Lenders took possession of 11,300 homes in the third quarter, up from 10,100 in second quarter
Reuters, 21/11/2008
Banks charge more for new mortgages
Lenders fail to pass on cut in Bank of England interest rate
Independent, 19/11/2008
Property sales rise for second month
The number of properties being sold rose for the second month in a row during October as sellers began to price their homes more realistically.
FT, 19/11/2008
Glut of unsold homes hits rents
A glut of unsold homes has flooded the rental market, driving down rents at the fastest rate on record.
BBC, 18/11/2008
First time buyers face tighter lending terms
First-time buyers are having to stump up a higher percentage of the purchase price than at any time since 1980...
Financial Times, 09/09/2008
Home sales at lowest for 30 years
The slump in the UK property market continued in August...
BBC, 09/09/2008
Mortgage rates 'continue to fall'
Abbey is the latest lender to reduce mortgage interest rates
BBC, 04/09/2008
Home purchase tax threshold raised for one year
Properties worth less than £175,000 would be exempt from a home purchase tax known as stamp duty for one year...
Reuters, 02/09/2008
Bank insider urges UK rate cuts
Two million people may be out of work by Christmas and house prices will fall by 30% if interest rates are not cut...
BBC, 29/08/2008
UK energy groups increase pain with gas price rises
Npower and ScottishPower today became the last of Britain's big six energy suppliers to raise bills...
Timesonline, 29/08/2008
Call for new review of home packs
A review of Hips is needed given the housing market slowdown...
BBC, 26/08/2008
Rents recede in buy-to-let
Buy-to-let property owners are becoming increasingly concerned about falling rents
Financial Times, 22/08/2008
Supply of rental properties rises
The number of properties up for rent has jumped
BBC, 18/08/2008
Buy-to-let market to shrink by two-third
Amount of privately rented accommodation is likely to shrink by about two-thirds in the next few years
Reuters, 18/08/2008
Home repossessions surge in second quarter
More home repossessions in the second quarter of 2008 than at any time since the housing market crash of the early 1990s
Reuters, 15/08/2008
House prices fall at record rate
British house prices fell at a record annual rate in July to their lowest level in two years
Reuters, 07/08/2008
Have house prices bottomed out?
House prices are already 20% percent or more off their peak
Citywire, 07/08/2008
High yields attract the fresher landlords
Rental yields on student housing are rising, strengthening the case for parents to invest in buy-to-let property.
Financial Times, 01/08/2008
Negative equity threat 'for 1.7m'
...in the next year if house prices keep falling at their current rate
BBC, 30/07/2008
UK mulls mortgage market options
Government may have to give a taxpayer guarantee...
BBC, 29/07/2008
English home prices 'set to rise'
...by 25% by 2013, a National Housing Federation report claims
BBC, 28/07/2008
First-time buyers can take pick of incentives
Housebuilders offering schemes that make it easier for new homeowners to secure mortgages and meet payments.
Financial Times, 25/07/2008
A message to lenders:
know your borrowers
Reuters, 24/07/2008
Property pensions decline
Far fewer people are planning to use property as their sole pension arrangement
Financial Times, 11/07/2008
Thousands 'face negative equity'
...homeowners who took out mortgages since early 2007 may face negative equity
BBC, 05/07/2008
Mortgage squeeze 'will continue'
...availability of mortgages is expected to fall further in the next three months
BBC, 03/07/2008
Housing slowdown starts to bite economy
Construction activity fell at its sharpest pace in at least 11 years in June
Reuters, 02/07/2008
Building society loans slump
Lending slumped last month and is expected to remain low for some time due to the depressed state of the housing market
Reuters, 01/07/2008
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