Property prices fall 3pc December 13, 2010 ASKING prices for homes in England and Wales have fallen three per cent over the past month to stand just 0.4 per cent higher than a year ago, due to economic uncertainty and low mortgage approvals, according to property website Rightmove. December’s fall follows a 3.2 per cent decline in November, with further drops possible [...]
Tight credit holding back UK recovery December 12, 2010 LENDING remains too low and is “holding back the economic recovery,” the Bank of England said today. The news comes after the Bank reported that mortgage approvals fell for six successive months to October. Tight credit conditions continue to hold back recovery in the housing market, analysts say. Yet banks are ahead of schedule in [...]
Investec targets bonus earners with mortgages December 5, 2010 HIGH earning City workers can take advantage of falling house prices, after a custom made “million plus” mortgage service was launched today. Professionals will be able to borrow against their bonuses, as well as regular income, said Investec Specialist Private Bank, which is launching the scheme. The mortgages will only be offered to people borrowing [...]
House prices down 3.9 per cent on June December 1, 2010 HOUSE prices fell by another 0.3 per cent in November, mortgage-lender Nationwide announced yesterday. The news follows an even sharper drop in the previous month, as prices fell 0.7 per cent on September. Prices have either fallen or stagnated since June, according to Nationwide’s statistics. The average house price in the UK is now £163,398, [...]
UK housing slump continues November 29, 2010 MORTGAGE approvals reached an eight-month low in October, according to official data released yesterday. The Bank of England’s lending figures showed that only 47,185 mortgages were approved. A healthy UK housing market would record closer to 80,000 mortgages per month. The news pours more misery on the housing market, after recent figures showed a similar [...]
October’s mortgage approvals lowest since Feb November 29, 2010 THE number of mortgage approvals in Britain fell to its lowest in eight months in October, but mortgage lending rose twice as fast as expected, according to official data released today. The Bank of England said mortgage approvals numbered 47,185 in October, down from 47,369 in September. This is the lowest level since February 2010, [...]
Housebuyers hit by fewest mortgage loans for 19 months November 23, 2010 MORTGAGE approvals hit a 19-month low in October, according to figures released yesterday by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). The number of mortgages fell for the fifth consecutive month, sinking to 30,766 – the lowest since March 2009, down from 31,058 in September. Lending for house-buyers is now half the level of before the crisis. [...]
London boosts Winkworth November 22, 2010 LONDON estate agent Winkworth expects to beat its 2010 profit targets after growing revenues 20 per cent in the first nine months of the year, it announced yesterday. Its third quarter trading update said it saw “further strong performance” in the three months to September, despite relatively low transaction volumes and a weaker pricing environment. [...]
Mortgage lending slumps November 18, 2010 Gross mortgage lending last month was the lowest October total since 2000, according to figures released yesterday. The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimated that lending was down nine per cent, from £13.6bn in October 2009 to £12.4bn last month. The figures coincided with fresh Bank of England data on the level of mortgage lending by [...]
Asking prices cut in bid to draw buyers November 14, 2010 SELLERS slashed their asking prices in November by 3.2 per cent, the biggest monthly fall since December 2007, as they try to attract bargain-hunting buyers. This is the fourth monthly fall in the past five months and takes the annual change to just 1.3 per cent, down from 2.9 per cent in October. Greater London [...]