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  Post Office Cuts Mortgage Rates

  By Dan Brown on 8:06 pm in News / no comments

  In what must be seen as a significant influence on the UK mortgage market, the Post Office announced this week that it is cutting rates for its fixed-rate and tracker mortgages

   
   
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  Barclays Mortgage Lending Increased in 2011

  By Dan Coysh on 4:45 pm in News / no comments

  Banking giant Barclays increased the volume of mortgages that it approved last year by 6 per cent, according to figures released this week.

   
   
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  ‘Manchester Mortgages’ to be Offered Through City Council Scheme

  By Jan Moys on 1:12 pm in News / no comments

  Manchester City Council announced a scheme this week aimed at helping first-time buyers get on the property ladder, with new affordable properties in the city and so-called “Manchester mortgages.”

   
   
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  Santander Demands 50 per cent Equity for Interest-Only Mortgages

  By Dan Coysh on 1:51 pm in News / no comments

  Spanish banking giant Santander became the first major high street bank operating in the UK to demand a 50 per cent deposit from homeowners looking for an interest-only mortgage

   
   
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  House Prices Rose Slightly in January 2012

  By Jan Moys on 2:09 pm in News / no comments

  Mortgage lender Halifax revealed today that there was an average 0.6 per cent increase in property prices last month – a neat reversal of the 1 per cent price drop recorded in December 2011.