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Home Purchases Highest in 11 Months

Home purchase lending hit its highest level for 11 months. November saw 53,259 home purchase loans released to hopeful homeowners, the most in a single month since January 2012, according to e.surv chartered surveyors.

Inflation To Remain 'Sticky' As Economy Continues To Adjust

Spencer Dale, chief economist of the Bank of England said that inflation in the UK market is expected to remain ‘sticky’ around the 2% mark for the near future.

Equifax warns of tighter FSA regulations on lenders

The information solutions provider Equifax has warned lenders to expect tighter scrutiny in the future by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This comes in light of the FCA fining a major mortgage lender £1.2 million for not treating customers correctly.

New Builds May Be On The Rise As Councils Remove The Backlog

Local councils will be giving planning permission the go ahead for 400,000 new properties according to a new report by the homebuyers and solicitors adviser SearchFlow.

Zoopla.co.uk Suggest It May Be Cheaper To Purchase Than Rent

The property comparison website Zoopla.co.uk announced its findings that in 90% of towns across Britain, it may be more economical to purchase a property rather than rent one.

HSBC claim 3.6 million overpaying on mortgages

HSBC today report that an estimated 3.6 million borrowers on a Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgage could save money by re-mortgaging to a cheaper rate of interest. 

Autumn Statement: Stamp duty opportunity missed

National Association of Estate Agents president, Mark Hayward has been outspoken regarding the Government’s Autumn statement last week claiming there was little reassurance that the Coalition has put the problems facing the UK housing market high enough on the political agenda.

New Proposals on Marriage, Divorce Rates and Divorce Mortgages – Are There Lessons from Europe?

Rob Killeen, family barrister and financial broker at Capital Fortune considers the Government’s proposed extension of marriage, yesterday’s figures on divorce, the impact for parties and children and whether there are any lessons we can learn from Europe.

Pressure to make sales remains underlying culture of banking

An investigation by the consumer organisation Which? has found evidence suggesting that bank staff are still under pressure to sell financial products, despite rules restricting the requirements necessary to take out a loan.

Housing Market is on the way up, but will take 5 years

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement announced the government’s expectation that the period of austerity will continue until 2017/18. A recent report by The Legal and General Mortgage Club and the think tank CEBR, identified eight key factors that were preventing the UK housing market from returning to a state of normality until around 2017. The report, A New Normal in the Housing Market, as well as identifying certain factors, concluded that the British housing market was past the worst, but recovery would be slow.

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