Tag Archive: Mortgages

Sep 29

First-time buyers increasingly rely on the bank of mum and dad

Tough mortgage criteria and high house prices mean family help is the only way many people can get a mortgage

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Jul 14

GE Money refuses mortgages to payday loan borrowers

Sub-prime lender clamps down on payday loans, even if they have been repaid

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Jun 13

UK housing shortage turning under-30s into ‘generation rent’

Study predicts 1 million more youngsters will be ‘marginalised’ as many face up to living with parents well into their 30s

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May 21

Sharp fall in consumer spending prompts fears for UK recovery

Mortgage holders and public sector workers feeling biggest squeeze, as wage freezes and job uncertainty take their toll

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May 04

House prices take a tumble in April

House prices fall 2.4% in April as Halifax warns of ‘challenging’ times ahead
• House prices: what do the different indices show?

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