First-time buyers applying for a mortgage may find their attempt to get on the housing ladder harmed by negatives on their credit record, a representa…
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The number of UK homes being repossessed has fallen, a fact the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has partly attributed to the good debt help many peo…
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The UK's banks are "detached from society", chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland Stephen Hester has said.
His admissio…
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Recent International Monetary Fund calls for the Bank of England to cut the base rate have gone unheeded as the cost of borrowing was maintained at 0….
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Buying a home remains cheaper than renting, the National Federation of Property Professionals has stated.
Chairman of the organisation Ma…
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Britain has enjoyed a rare piece of good economic news at the end of a bad week as ratings agency Standard and Poors confirmed it was maintaining Brit…
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The number of people who rent their homes in England and Wales and are in severe arrears with payments has topped 100,000, a new study has found.
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The number of people losing their homes to repossession has been lower than in previous times of recession or low economic growth thanks to lower inte…
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