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Private Finance urges borrowers to look at swap rates

Mortgage Solutions | 08 Feb 2010 | 10:37

Private Finance has advised brokers to tell their clients to ignore the Bank Base Rate (BBR) and look at longer term swap rates when making decisions.

House-building to hit 87-year low: NHF

The number of new homes built in England and Wales in 2009/10 will slump to its lowest level since 1923, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF).

Mortgage Solutions | 08 Feb 2010 | 15:07

Letting agents positive over future of buy-to-let market

A majority (98%) of letting agents expect the lettings market to stay the same, grow or grow substantially in the next 12 months, according to the tenant referencing agency, HomeLet.

Mortgage Solutions | 08 Feb 2010 | 14:19

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Remortgaging levels set to rise as lenders change SVRs

Remortgaging activity could be set to rise, with increasing standard variable rates (SVRs), cheaper rates and fears of increases all putting pressure on borrowers to consider changing their homeloan.

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Santander looking for more UK banks

Santander has revealed that it will study further takeover opportunities in the UK, after increasing its gross lending share of the mortgage market from 13.9% in 2008 to 18.6% in 2009.

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Halifax data shows seven-month rise

Halifax’s latest house price index has revealed that property values rose by 0.6% in January, taking the average price to 9.9% above the bottom of the market in April 2009.

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Overseas banks cautious of UK entry

Legal & General (L&G) has revealed that it has struggled to tempt overseas lenders to enter the UK due to the risks in the UK market.

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Tory plans on Stamp Duty welcome

Brokers have welcomed Conservative party pledges to raise the Stamp Duty tax threshold to £250,000 and the Inheritance Tax threshold to £1m, if the party is successful in the general election.

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