The upper age limits for homeowners to be accepted for a mortgage have been increased by the Nationwide to 85 to meet Britain’s aging population.
UK house price growth was only 0.2% during the month of April with lower annual returns suggest a slowdown in the property market.
The Equity Release Council reports biggest quarter for homeowners borrowing from their property with £393 million of mortgages.
By 2020 first time buyers in London will need a salary of £102,000 and a deposit of £138,000, says charity Shelter.
George Osborne has warned mortgage rates would increase if the UK leaves the European Union increasing the cost to homeowners.
The surge in buy-to-let investors ahead of the stamp duty tax has helped to increase mortgage lending to a new high in February.
The ONS have updated their index weighting reducing the average property price in London by £27,000 in February.
Latest analysis from Lloyds Bank shows affordability in UK cities is the worst since 2008 and now require 6.6 times annual earnings.
New data from the ONS shows the south East and London with double digit rise in house prices compared to the north widening the gap.
Figures from the CML estimate a 30% rise in mortgage lending over the year as homebuyers seek to complete before the April deadline.
Proposed changes to international banking rules for assessing credit risk would be detrimental to residential and buy-to-let mortgages.
Data from the CML shows remortgage lending for homeowners and buy-to-let market rises significantly by numbers and value for January.
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