FSA warns lenders to treat mortgage customers fairly
28/11/2008 11:48:20


The FSA has warned lenders that it must treat mortgage customers in arrears fairly.

Stamp duty 'should be non-existent'
28/11/2008 11:46:54


A London-based estate agent has said that stamp duty should be wiped out or at least non-existent for first-time buyers.

Chance of housing market improving 'is improbable'
27/11/2008 14:57:22


Rics has said the housing market is unlikely to improve any time soon as mortgage approvals continue to fall.

Darling's repossession help 'doomed to failure'
27/11/2008 11:03:54


It has been suggested that the government's measures to help people struggling to meet mortgage payments and avoid having homes repossessed is doomed to failure.

Declining mortgage lending 'unsurprising'
26/11/2008 16:43:22


Rics has said that the decline in lending reported by the British Bankers' Association is unsurprising.

Mortgage market 'is not all that bad'
26/11/2008 09:30:30


It has been claimed that the mortgage market is not as bad as people are making it out to be because it had been too good to be true in the past.

The commercial housing market 'is dog-eat-dog'
25/11/2008 15:26:34


Landlord Action has described the world of buy-to-let investors as dog-eat-dog as more people enter the market amid the economic downturn.

Government 'needs to keep an eye on lenders'
25/11/2008 12:03:15


A mortgage expert has said the government needs to monitor lenders to make sure they help customers struggling to make payments before resorting to repossession.

Helping families avoid repossession 'government's priority'
25/11/2008 11:55:19


Commenting on the Chancellor's pre-Budget report, Rics said the government needs to make helping families struggling with mortgage payments it priority.

Only DIY landlords 'will make money'
24/11/2008 16:19:53


Landlords who have been advised to take care of repairs and maintenance work in their rental properties themselves if they want to make savings in the tough market.

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