The number of homes being repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 54% to 40,000 according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The Financial Services Authority (FSA) recently reported that house arrears had surged forward by 31%. As the credit crunch bites ever deeper people who are struggling to pay their mortgages are searching...
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The Council of Mortgage Lenders says that in 2008 there were 46% fewer first-time buyers than in 2007. Those first-time buyers that did get on the housing market were reported to have put down a 22% deposit on their new home. Estate Agents and Mortgage brokers would like to forget 2008 as it was...
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Home repossessions in the UK are at a 12 year high. The recently privatised Northern Rock Bank is repossessing 50% more homes than the mortgage industry average. Ouch! In order to avoid repossession you need to talk to your mortgage lender as soon as you realise that you cannot afford your mortgage payments. The...
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If you have remortgaged or paid your mortgage off in full in the last few years, then you will also have paid an exit fee to end your mortgage contract with your lender. Agreement to pay an exit fee to your mortgage lender would have been detailed on your mortgage application. This Mortgage Exit...
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