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View Article  Nationwide in 95% mortgage market

Nationwide has launched a new mortgage for existing borrowers who have just 5 per cent equity in their homes.

The lender is the first to re-enter the high loan-to-value market following a mass withdrawal by mortgage providers earlier this year as property prices started to fall.

Nationwide’s new deal is, ...   more »

View Article  Will 2008 be a watershed for the buy-to-let sector?

By any measure 2008 has been a grim year for most people who invested in the housing market. The freezing up of credit has sent property prices tumbling, and made it virtually impossible to get a decent buy-to-let mortgage without a deposit of at least 25pc.

And while rents initially ...   more »

View Article  When will the UK property market recover?

This year has been one that most home-owners would rather forget. Price falls, currently wiping about £80 off the average property each day, show no sign of abating and will continue well into next year. So say the forecasters, many of whom were caught out by the steeper than anticipated ...   more »