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HSBC lowers rates, fees on fixed-rate mortgages
HSBC will this month be passing on the benefits of lower funding costs to customers. ...

Encouraging news for housing market, expert reports
Although general economic conditions are not looking good, there is some encouraging news for the housing market, one financial expert says. ...

Mortgage changes baffle borrowers
Changes to mortgage rates and products are baffling borrowers, according to an independent broker. ...

Housing market recovery expected when credit crunch ends
People looking for mortgages might want to wait until the credit crisis is over and more reasonable lending returns to the sector, one real estate provider suggests. ...

New fixed-rate mortgage launched
Accord Mortgages has launched a new fixed-rate deal which it claims will enable borrowers to fix their monthly repayments at a lower rate. ...

'Homebuyers need price correction'
First-time buyers need a house price correction to help them gain a foot on the property ladder, rather than government initiatives, one expert has claimed. ...

Mortgage borrowers think the 'unthinkable'
Mortgage borrowers approaching the end of low-cost fixed-rate deals are increasingly thinking the "unthinkable" and opting to stay on their lender''s standard variable rate (SVR), according to one expert. ...

Abbey to top mortgage market
Abbey is expected this week to topple Halifax and become Britain''s biggest mortgage company. ...

Building society launches new 4.99% mortgage
Yorkshire Building Society has announced that it is launching a new mortgage deal and cutting the rates on a number of other products within its range. ...

First-time buyers heading to France
Affordability conditions within the UK property market and problems obtaining mortgage finance are prompting some first-time buyers to head abroad, according to one expert. ...

New re-mortgage deal expected to be popular
NatWest believes several features of its new tracker mortgage deal will be popular among consumers. ...

High street banks report mortgage decline
The British Bankers'' Association (BBA) has reported that mortgage lending figures fell last month. ...

AMI: Consumers should seek advice in difficult times
Consumers should seek independent mortgage advice particularly when the market is experiencing "difficult periods", the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has claimed. ...

NAEA calls for stamp duty to be scrapped
Stamp duty should be abolished for first-time buyers and have its threshold adjusted, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has urged. ...

Barclays reduces rates on fixed deals
Barclays has reduced rates on a selection of its long-term fixed-rate mortgage products. ...

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