Personal Finance and Mortgages

Mortgage lending slumps 61% on market anxieties
British mortgage lending plummeted last month on the back of market anxieties, statistics have shown.

Repossessions could hit thousands, says charity
Up to 75,000 families could face repossession in the next year because of the financial crisis, according to one charity.

Abbey slashes fixed-rate interest
The high street mortgage lender Abbey has announced that it will be slashing rates on a variety of home loan products.

Affordability ‘rising’ for first-time buyers
First time buyers are increasingly finding the British property market more affordable, according to new research.

The Co-operative Bank cuts mortgage rate
The Co-operative Bank has announced that it will be cutting interest rates on its standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages.