Latest Property News

• Mortgage debt drops £3.2bn
  

  Published 16th Jul 2010

  Britons reduced their outstanding mortgage debt by £3.2 billion during the first quarter, figures showed today

• Home sellers hit 3-year high
  

  Published 14th Jul 2010

  The number of home sellers has hit a three-year high, raising further fears that house prices are set for a fall

• 'Liar' loans banned by watchdog
  

  Published 14th Jul 2010

  Tough new mortgage rules will bar borrowers from taking out interest-only mortgages and loans that last longer than 25 years

• Property demand falls as supply rises, says Rics report
  

  Published 13th Jul 2010

  Property demand falls as supply rises, says Rics report As supply outstrips demand house prices could begin to fall

• Fast-track mortgages will be thing of the past as FSA changes rules for responsible lending
  

  Published 13th Jul 2010

  Affordability checks will be carried out by lenders on all potential borrowers before a mortgage is sold, if the City watchdog has its way

• Upturn in commercial property may have run its course
  

  Published 12th Jul 2010

  Last summer Nomura's decision to move to new headquarters in London's One Angel Lane beside Cannon Street station was hailed as signalling a turnaround in the City property market, which had been hammered by the credit crunch

• Mortgage deals target top and bottom of market
  

  Published 12th Jul 2010

  First-time buyers could be cheered by the Post Office's 90% mortgage A new 95% mortgage is available – if your family can stand as security