Mortgage News Archive History

Mortgage News

Gordon Brown announces new guidelines to help home-owners facing repossession
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that guidance will be given to judges in an effort to lower repossession rates. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that guidance will be given to judges in an effort to lower ...

Wed 22nd Oct, 2008
Government figures unveil further drops in property sales.
Figures released by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) show that the number of property sales in the UK has fallen by 53% over the last year. The amount of residential properties sold last month was 67,000 less than the figure for ...

Wed 22nd Oct, 2008
FSA crack-down on rogue mortgage brokers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a stark warning to mortgage brokers that they must be fair to their customers or they could be landed with a penalty. The advice comes after the FSA fined a mortgage broker in ...

Thu 16th Oct, 2008
House sales drop to lowest in 30 years
According to a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) the fall in the property market is steeping further. According to a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) the fall in ...

Tue 14th Oct, 2008