Archive articles - Mortgages

Nationalised bank Northern Rock has announced it is offering mortgages up to 90% of the value of a property.

The importance of having adequate home insurance cover has been highlighted by the revelation that almost one in five people have lost a valuable or important item while moving house.

Property prices declined by 3.4 per cent last year after a fall of 1.3 per cent just in December, figures have revealed.

We look back on where last year's predictions were correct, and ask what 2011 holds.

Home buyers in England must pay an average £30,000 premium to live in a market town, new figures have shown.

Mortgage lending slowed in October as buyers steered clear of the housing market.

Mortgage lending has fallen by 9 per cent in the last year as the housing market continues to slow.

Both buyers and sellers withdrew from the property market in October as consumers prepared for the winter slowdown.

Buy-to-let mortgage lending could be on the up as landlords make the most of increasing demand from tenants.

Homeowners may want to think about the size of their investment after new research shows that the home may be more important than a pension when it comes to funding retirement.