News For March 2008

Bath Building Society defends mortgage withdrawals
Bath Building Society has said that its decision to withdraw several of its mortgage products was to ensure the quality of its service. ... Read more...

Woolwich announces new ten-year product
Woolwich has announced it is launching a ten-year fixed-rate mortgage at 5.29 per cent in order to help boost the availability of competitive long-term mortgages. ... Read more...

First-time buyers drawn to tracker rates
First-time buyers are increasingly attracted to tracker-rates rather than fixed-rate mortgages due to anticipation of interest rate cuts, according tot eh Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). ... Read more...

MPC voted 7-2 in favour of interest rate freeze
Hopes of a further interest rate cut appear to have diminished slightly after the news that the Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 in favour of keeping interest rates at the same level. ... Read more...

Concerns over mortgage help requests
Citizens Advice has raised concerns over the sharp rise in the number of people who are seeking help with their mortgages. ... Read more...

CML tells consumers to 'shop around'
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CLM) is advising consumers to shop around when searching for a mortgage. ... Read more...

Buy-to-let market hit hard by crunch
The buy-to-let market has been hit just as hard as anything else by the credit crunch, according to the website Landlordzone.co.uk. ... Read more...

Mortgage seekers told to act fast
People deciding on a new mortgage have been urged to act fast by brokers as deals are changing quickly. ... Read more...

NHF backs long-term fixed-rate mortgages
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has said that first-time buyers could be given help in getting onto the property ladder through long-term fixed-rate mortgages. ... Read more...

Homeowners may be being treated unfairly
Homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgage payments may be being treated unfairly, according tot the Financial Ombudsmen (FO). ... Read more...

Green mortgage market unlikely to grow
The market for green mortgages is unlikely to experience strong growth in the near future and could indeed remain static, according to the head of mortgages at Moneyfacts. ... Read more...

First-time buyers unlikely to benefit from budget, new report says
It is unlikely that first-time buyers will benefit from this year''s budget, according to the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries. ... Read more...

Budget 'did not go far enough'
The government''s 2008 budget did not go far enough in helping first-time buyers get a foothold on the housing ladder, according to the online conveyancers convex.net. ... Read more...

Nationwide's celebrates mortgage's anniversary
The first anniversary of Nationwide''s 25-year fixed-rate mortgage is being celebrated by the building society. ... Read more...

Buy-to-let still "buoyant"
The buy-to-let market is continuing to remain strong despite the credit crunch, an expert has claimed. ... Read more...

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