HBOS out in Front of mortgage lenders
August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Halifax (now HBOS) is often quoted as being Britain’s mortgage lender. What’s the score? By how much is it number one spot?
Commercial property market
August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Forecast suggests that positive rental growth will help avoid a hard landing for the commercial property market.
Turbulent markets may delay rate rise
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
While the world’s financial market are going through a turbulent period it is possible that it might mean some good news for the UK’s beleaguered home owners. The result may be a delay in the raising of the Bank of England’s base rate – though it may not prevent it completely.
The million pound house for first-time buyers
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
How would you feel if you were a first-time buyer and you needed to find a million pounds to own your first home? Stroud & Swindon Building Society have calculated that that could well be the case in just 17 years time.
Fall in inflation raises hope of no further rate rises
August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Inflation has fallen much more sharply than expected in July. It has dipped to 1.9%, helped by weaker food prices.