Mortgage Industry News

Issue 24: April 05

Top Stories

Recovery in lending for tracker mortgages

28-Apr-2005
Gross mortgage lending for March has increased by 15 per cent to total £13
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Stabilising housing market may lead to increased tracker mortgage demand

28-Apr-2005
The stabilising of the housing market could lead to an increase in demand for tracker mortgages
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New tracker mortgage trend

28-Apr-2005
More mortgage companies are offering potential housebuyers the opportunity to apply for a tracker mortgage
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Ensure your mortgage advice is unbiased

27-Apr-2005
Prospective house buyers are being warned to ensure that they are receiving unbiased mortgage advice when dealing with an independent financial advisor (IFA)

Research by IFA Promotion found that many people do not realise that some so-called independent advisors may actual offer "tied" advice for other financial products such as insurance
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First time buyers warned of mortgage pitfalls

26-Apr-2005
First time buyers are being urged to be aware of higher lending charges when applying for a mortgage
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More in this issue

Tracker mortgage loyalty deserves reward
Check out the neighbours before taking out a tracker mortgage
Housing market upturn will fuel demand for tracker mortgages
Essential to keep up with tracker mortgage repayments
Factor furniture in when taking out a tracker mortgage
Choose lifetime mortgage with care
Homebuyers urged to consider hidden mortgage fees
Mortgage holders giving needlessly to the taxman
Mortgage market stable
Worth taking a mortgage out for buy-to-let property
Mortgage holders benefit from interest rate stability
Worth considering home-making costs in mortgage calculations
People chose mortgages over appearance
Even happy people need life insurance
Home more important than appearance
More mortgage holders sprucing up the garden
Life insurance a must as IHT bites
Landlords see up turn in profits
ABI secures delay on life insurance rules
Life insurance should take priority for high cholesterol Brits

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