Highest number of houses sold since April 2008: Agency Express
The latest Property Activity Index from Agency Express has revealed further signs that the housing market is on the road to recovery.
2 July 2009
Lenders expect to make more credit available: BoE
The Bank of England’s (BoE) latest Credit Conditions Survey has revealed lenders expect to make credit more readily available to households and businesses over the next three months, after increasing lending over the last quarter.
2 July 2009
Rate hikes hit market confidence: Propertyfinder
Public confidence in the housing market dipped slightly in June as rate hikes led to consumer fury, according to the June housing market confidence survey from Propertyfinder.
29 June 2009
NLA to appear before Treasury Select Committee
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has been called to appear before the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday as part of the Committee’s new inquiry into mortgage arrears and access to mortgage finance.
29 June 2009
Building society lending steady, but remains depressed
Gross mortgage lending by building societies was £1,515m in May, compared to £3,530 m for the same period last year.
29 June 2009
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has officially reduced its forecast for repossessions for the year by 10,000, after admitting last month that its previous prediction of 75,000 was pessimistic.
The force of the FSA's crackdown on the market has been highlighted by its annual report, which shows action during 2008/2009 cost the regulator £35.
Net mortgage lending was £2.3bn in May, the weakest monthly amount in eight years, according to British Bankers Association (BBA) figures released last week.
Sale-and-rent-back provider Residential Property Solutions (RPS) has argued that more firms will need to follow its recently launched charter, for the sector to thrive.





