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Sharing is best route on to property ladder

Buying a house with friends offers the lowest mortgage payments, says FindaProperty.com.

Experts warn of "near-paralysis" were the crisis in the Eurozone to deepen. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage lending falls as stamp duty holiday ends

Underlying picture still relatively buoyant, says CML, but Eurozone crisis poses threat to housing and mortgage markets.

The increase in lending to first-time-buyers is expected to be temporary. Image:Thinkstock

Stamp duty effect boosts mortgage lending

Surge in loans to first-time buyers as holiday came to an end but more loans to home movers too, says Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Santander are the fifth lender to sign up. Photo:Getty Images

Santander becomes fifth NewBuy mortgage lender

Boost for scheme to guarantee 95 per cent loans for buyers of new homes but other banks have increased rates.

Burnley has the highest proportion of repossession claims. Image:Thinkstock

Repossessions stable as arrears fall slightly

North West is the worst region in England and Wales for repossession action in the courts, according to new figures.

MPs warn of the risk of people falling into negative equity on the NewBuy scheme.

MPs sound warning on NewBuy problems

Commons committee worried that guarantee scheme could restrict mortgage supply in rest of market and lead to negative equity.

An increase of £100 a month would leave 20 per cent not having enough for essentials and 11 per cent unable to pay the mortgage. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage rate hike for one million borrowers today

Seven out of ten mortgage holders worried about increase in rates, says Which.

The first quarter of 2012 came up 13 per cent better than the first three months of 2011. Image:Thinkstock

Four-year mortgage lending high for March

March's mortgage lending figures are the highest since 2008 according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Some 93 per cent of attempted mortgage fraud last year involved people misrepresenting personal information on their applications.

Mortgage fraud rises for fifth year in a row

Borrowers trying to hide adverse credit histories and falsifying their employment and financial status, says Experian.

Lending to first-time buyers may have increased, but so have their mortgage costs. Image:Thinkstock

Boost for first-time buyers and NewBuy

More loans available for first step on the property ladder as Halifax reveals details of mortgages for new-build homes.

Mortgage prisoners are borrowers trapped in an existing mortgage deal. Image:Liquid

Plea to protect interests of mortgage prisoners

Consumer watchdog urges FSA to strengthen plans for borrowers trapped in loan deals.

Consumers may have to get used to far more intrusive questioning from lenders. Image:Thinkstock

Lenders claim new mortgage rules too risk averse

Banks and building societies urge new flexibilities in FSA regime but Shelter warns against return to reckless lending.

The number of loans was 22 per cent ahead of the number seen in January 2011. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage lending up 22 per cent on a year ago

Loans for house purchase fall as normal after Christmas in January but well ahead of last year, says CML.

David Cameron is hoping that the new scheme will support some 50,000 jobs in construction and related industries. Pic:Getty Images

Government launches 95 per cent mortgage scheme

David Cameron is today unveiling the NewBuy Guarantee, a scheme which will allow new home buyers to put up a deposit of just five per cent.

The picture is a gloomy one for first-time buyers. Image:Thinkstock

Premature end for stamp duty bounce

The stamp duty bounce is "fizzling out" earlier than expected, according to the latest mortgage monitor from e.surv chartered surveyors.

Gross lending went up from £1.4bn to £1.9bn. Image:Thinkstock

Mutuals boost lending ahead of stamp duty deadline

Building societies boost mortgage approvals by more than half in January.

Figures on mortgage approvals are somewhat skewed by the rush to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline.

Mortgage approvals at two-year high

Analysts say increase reflects rush by first-time buyers to beat end of stamp duty holiday.

The three year anniversary of the 0.5 per cent interest rate is coming up.

Winners and losers from record low interest rates

Survey by Moneysupermarket.com finds a quarter of mortgage borrowers feel better off three years after rate cut.

The stamp duty holiday ends on 24 March. Image:Thinkstock

Two-year mortgage approval high

Banks link two-year mortgage approval high to stamp duty concession.

House purchase lending actually fell by four per cent. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage lending up ten per cent on a year ago

January is sixth month in a row to see year-on-year increase in gross lending, says CML.

Wealthy buyers are starting to take a disproportionate share of the market. Image:Thinkstock

First-time buyers benefit from mortgage increase

Rise in approvals reflects better deal for customers with a low deposit and those aiming for cheaper properties, says e.surv.

Buy to let now accounts for 13 per cent of the total outstanding value of mortgages in the UK. Picture:Getty Images

Recovery continues in buy-to-let lending

Total of 1.4 million properties in UK now being bought with buy-to-let mortgages, reveals CML.

The problems don't stop once you're on the property ladder. Image:Thinkstock

Now existing home owners face mortgage squeeze

Analysis by Council of Mortgage Lenders suggests falls in house prices and deposit requirements are hitting existing owners ability to move.

Gross lending for last year was slightly ahead of the CML's target.

Gross mortgage lending edges up in 2011

CML reveals stronger lending figures at end of year but says Eurozone problems make 2012 difficult to call.

The CML say there were more loans to first-time buyers than a year ago. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage market returns to growth

November saw only the second year-on-year increase in mortgage lending of 2011, says CML.

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