The one thing no one wants to hear is house repossession in there neighborhood. Its bad for so many reasons. How good it is to read that house repossession is at its lowest for 4 years. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) recently showed the dramatic drop. A recent CML report showed the number of repossessions by mortgage lenders ...

Chelsea Building Society fixed rate savings could spark another price war for mortgage offers. Chelsea Building Society is offering a five-year, fix-rate deal at an all-time low rate of 3.19 per cent. The offer, which massively undercuts competitors in the five-year market, is available to borrowers below 70 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) with the arrangement fee of £1,495. "The ...

Affordable mortgages aren't a thing of the past. According to the Telegraph today, Mortgages are at their most affordable for 14 years. The claim is based on the average mortgage payments for new borrowers, first-time buyers and home movers. The Telegraph speak of only 27% of disposable earnings needed for mortgages in the fourth quarter of ...

Self-certification loans will become a thing of the past on new mortgages. For thoses seeking new mortgages, that may prove difficult but the right news. Thats certainly the view as this week there are further efforts to make borrowing only for those who really can jump through the hoops first. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) want to prevent a ...

It seems that the low mortgage rates may change. After 3 years of low mortgage rates, analysts are reporting they may rise due to the so-called eurozone crisis, which has seen protests and unrest in recent months.  Yet the Bank of England is planning another reduction! Bank of England The changes may occur with Banks offering incredible ...

Is it a good idea to fix your mortgage for 10 years? The question is currently being asked, as home owners are now being offered this opportunity. I've not been aware until now that you could fix your mortgage payments for 10 years, but currently six lenders are offering such. Normally a 5 year fixed is ...

Oh dear, it seems 100 per cent mortgages are back!. Relatively new bank Aldermore which was set up at the start of the credit crunch is making headlines with its new offer of  5% savings and no deposit mortgages. Bringing back 100%  loans for first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder without saving a penny ...

It seems that sellers are dropping their asking prices by 1.6%. This is apparent from the current Rightmove monthly report. What is the report based on? Rightmove take there property base which is estimated to be around 90% of the property market. The results provide useful figures for residential property prices in England and Wales. Rightmove produce ...

Does Santander deserve a second chance? Simon Read from the Independent believes so, as his article this week reasons the Spanish-owned company has good reasons why it's failed and will turn things around in the coming months. A response too late for many customers who have overwhelmingly rated the Spanish giant bottom in a customer service ...

A few years back there was a superb television series on BBC2 entitled Pay Off Your Mortgage in Two Years. It looked at several families and with some good advice and a lot of hard work they aimed to pay off there mortgage. But it begs the question why should you pay off your mortgage, and if you do ...