UK Mortgage

British mortgage approvals hover around 11-year low after 65pc decline
Irish Independent, Ireland - 21
By Housing UK mortgage approvals remained close to the lowest level in at least 11 years in July as property values slumped, a report by the British …

Sub-prime arrears on the rise
Introducer Today, UK - 16
Total delinquencies in the UK mortgage market accounted for 2.94 per cent of all loans at the end of June this year - up from 2.33 per cent at the end of …

2nd UPDATE: UK Mortgage Lending, Approvals Remain Weak-BBA
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 26 Aug 2008
By Nicholas Winning Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)– UK net mortgage lending and approvals for home loans were stable at a low level in July as …

UK July Mortgage Approvals Hold Close to Decade Low (Update1)
Bloomberg - 26 Aug 2008
26 (Bloomberg) — UK mortgage approvals held close to the lowest in at least 11 years in July as property values slumped, a report by the British Bankers' …

Hedge Fund Manager's Notebook: Why the Euro is Tanking, MGM's …
Seeking Alpha, NY - 4
5) UK mortgage applications were down 65% YOY, sending the pound down to a new low for the year of $1.83. Britain is now the black hole of European real …

First-half profits down 88 percent at IL&P
Irish Independent, Ireland - 16
… up from 0.11 percent in December. At the bank's UK mortgage business, arrears rose to 0.77 percent of loans from 0.4 percent in December. (Bloomberg)

UK mortgage approvals hold near record low in July-BBA
Forex Factory - 26 Aug 2008
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - British mortgage approvals for house purchases remained near a record low in July and the British Bankers' Association said there …
Big Drop In Mortgage Approvals Sky News
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Northern Rock Borrowers Defaulting at Higher Rate, Times Says
Bloomberg - 19
… behind mortgage payments is rising at a faster rate than in the overall UK mortgage market, the London-based Times reported, citing Standard & Poor's. …

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Seeking Alpha, NY - 20
5:14 AM July UK mortgage approvals remain near their lowest in a decade, down 65% from a year ago. "It would be premature to think that the housing market …

Keeping with tradition
mad.co.uk, UK - 10
Six years later Barclays announced it would become its UK mortgage brand, with Woolwich branches either closed or rebranded. - Bristol & West - July 1997. …

UK mortgage lending 'levels off'
BBC News, UK - 26 Aug 2008
UK mortgage lending by the major banks levelled off in July but the amount borrowed for day-to-day spending slowed, new figures show. …

Lehman forces out small UK borrowers
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2
The bank has hiked the interest rate on loans in its "commercial mortgage conduit" from 8.99pc to 14pc to force borrowers to move their business to rivals. …

Bovis calls on Government to help solve mortgage misery
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
… if you can't get a mortgage to support your transaction, you're not going to get off the starting block." He said further UK interest rate cuts would …
Bovis chief calls for help to unlock housing market Scotsman
Bovis Homes announces its interim results for 2008 Construction and Maintenance News
Profits plunge 80% at Bovis Homes Building.co.uk
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Sunshine on a rainy day
Mortgage Solutions, UK - 16
Owning a property abroad still remains an ambition for many thousands of UK homeowners. At a time when the UK mortgage market is slowing and brokers need to …

Rupee rebounds from 17-month low
India Infoline.com, India - 11
The pound sterling declined to the weakest level versus the dollar in two years as an industry report showed that UK mortgage approvals last month remained …