
First time buyer mortgages were a smaller part of overall mortgage sales in April, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), indicating that first time buyer mortgage deals remain hard to obtain.

First time buyer mortgages were a smaller part of overall mortgage sales in April, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), indicating that first time buyer mortgage deals remain hard to obtain.
There was a leap in demand for fixed rate UK mortgages in May, as homebuyers seek a predictable monthly repayment, and market watchers proclaim that interest rates can ‘only go up from here’.

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Seekers of first time buyer mortgages, deflated as average house prices reach £169,162, are waiting to see what the June 22nd Budget will bring.
There was little increase in the number of new mortgage deals closed by bank lenders in April, as the annual ‘spring bounce’ failed to materialise, according to the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). Consumers are focussed on clearing existing debt, rather than taking on more.

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Applicants for first time buyer mortgages should have to take a course of study and pass an exam before their application is considered, according to the chairman of a leading UK consumer help service.
House prices in April were up 8.7% on the same month last year, and those seeking first time buyer mortgages are now looking at an average house price of £168,202 in the UK, according to the latest House Price Index by Halifax. The average house price a year ago, in April 2009, was £154,663. Halifax also [...]
The cost of repayments on first time buyer mortgages could rise by £52 per month due to the election result, according to new findings by the UK’s largest accommodation website.

Mortgage lending in February was up a healthy 12%, following a bout of cold feet (and hands) that kept buyers at home during the January blizzards, the Council of Mortgage Lenders revealed today.
















