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Extra help for first time buyers

15th December 2008
The government has promised an extra £100m to help first-time buyers get on to the property ladder. Housing Minister Margaret…
Brown unveils mortgage help plan

3rd December 2008
Many people facing repossession will be able to defer mortgage payments for up to two years under 'mortgage holiday' plans…
Lenders’ mortgage rationing claim

2nd December 2008
Mortgage rationing is set to become more severe in 2009 without government action, according to a lenders' group. Michael Coogan,…
Lloyds to pass on any rate change

2nd December 2008
Lloyds TSB will pass on any cut in interest rates by the Bank of England this week to all existing…
Energy prices ‘could fall soon’

12th November 2008
The UK's second biggest energy company says it is "optimistic" that domestic prices could be cut early in 2009. Scottish…
More lenders to mirror rate cuts

10th November 2008
Two of the UK's larger mortgage lenders have joined the growing group of providers who are passing on interest rate…
Lenders heed calls for rate cuts

7th November 2008
The main mortgage lenders have started to respond to the government's demand that they should cut their mortgage lending rates.…
UK Interest rates slashed to 3%

6th November 2008
The Bank of England has made a shock one-and-a-half percentage point cut in UK interest rates to 3%, the lowest…
Why inflation is great news for buy-to-let landlords

16th July 2008
New figures released have shown that rising food and fuel costs have pushed UK inflation up to an 11-year high…
Nationwide to cut mortgage rates

16th July 2008
The Nationwide is to cut the cost of mortgages for new borrowers for the second time in as many weeks.…