Mortgage lending rockets by 37% in 2014
Mortgage lending rockets by 37% in 2014 ahead of tighter rules which come into force in nine days In the first quarter of 2014 , £46.3bn has been borrowed for mortgages but tougher borrower checks by lenders will happen from 26 April Mortgage lending in 2014 has been far stronger than last year with £46.3billion […]
A nasty surprise for ‘penny wise’ homebuyers
A nasty surprise for ‘penny wise’ homebuyers Homebuyers who rely on a mortgage valuation report commissioned by their lender, rather than paying more for some form of professional survey, often find they have been ‘penny wise but pound foolish’. That is the main conclusion of analysis of more than 1,000 property purchasers where a quarter […]