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14 Nov 2014

First time buyer mortgage lending falls as London house prices expected to stall

New CML data shows a dip in mortgage lending to first time buyers as Savills predicts house prices in London to stall next year.

10 Nov 2014

Buy-to-let landlords to own £1 trillion of property value by 2015

A report by lender Kent Reliance shows the value of buy-to-let property owned by landlords is at £930.7 billion increasing 13.3% in the last year.

31 Oct 2014

Mortgage approvals at 14 month low indicates cooling housing market

Data from the Bank of England points towards a cooling UK housing market as figures show mortgage approvals are lowest since July 2013.

24 Oct 2014

London property market slowdown sends Foxtons share price 20% lower

As property prices in London begin to slow the share price of the capitals best known estate agents falls following a profit warning.

22 Oct 2014

Equity release loans popular with homeowners as property values rise

People borrowing equity in their property has reached the highest levels since records began says the Equity Release Council.

09 Oct 2014

UK house price growth is slowing, says the Halifax

Homeowners can expect a considerable slowdown in house price growth with only a 0.6% rise this month based on Halifax data.

08 Oct 2014

Remortgage buyers fall even though mortgage rates are at their lowest levels

Increased competition between lenders has lowered mortgage rates although 8% fewer homeowners have opted for a remortgage.

03 Oct 2014

Bank of England wants new powers for mortgage lending in the housing market

New powers would allow Bank of England to limit loan-to-value percentages on mortgages to prevent a housing bubble.

30 Sep 2014

Mortgage lending for house purchases slows as UK house prices fall

Data from the Bank of England shows mortgage approval numbers have reduced confirming a slowdown in the housing market.

28 Sep 2014

Mortgage lending limits begin as first time buyers offered discount new build homes

The Bank of England to cool home loan market by limiting the number of people borrowing four and a half times their income.

25 Sep 2014

Labour’s mansion tax on properties over £2 million will hit London home buyers

The proposed mansion tax may deter wealthy investors from buying costing government revenue and is focused on London properties.

17 Sep 2014

London house price average over £500,000 as sales of £1m homes expected to rise

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has released data showing London average house prices are over £500,000 for the first time.

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