http://www.ft.com/personal-finance/propertyhttp://www.ft.com/rss/personal-finance/mortgagesFT.com - Mortgagesen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:56:24 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:43:07 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/personal-finance/property(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/faefceba-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/faefceba-d602-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlBuyers of £500,000-plus homes and owners of second properties may be able to avoid potential tax rises in the pre-Budget report on December 9 by taking action nowFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:56:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/35c73ee2-d5f9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/35c73ee2-d5f9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThere are signs of improvement in the beleaguered buy-to-let market but experts warn a full recovery will not happen in the near termFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/22336de8-d5c6-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/22336de8-d5c6-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlRoyal Bank of Scotland's intermerdiary arm has launched two new first-time buyer products offering a maximum loan-to-value of 90 per centFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/7332df3e-d4f5-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7332df3e-d4f5-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlGross mortgage lending increased by 5 per cent in October but the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said this was down to seasonal factors rather than any underlying changeThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/2bee4334-d45f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2bee4334-d45f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlCoventry Building Society has thrown a lifeline to its existing mortgage customers who are in negative equity by offering loan-to-values of up to 125 per centWed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/15c7791a-d390-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/15c7791a-d390-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of homeowners opting for a fixed-rate mortgage fell in October to its smallest market share since November 2008.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/27f192de-d367-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/27f192de-d367-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlThe end of the Government's stamp duty holiday is likely to hit the housing market hardest in regions that are already failing to benefit from the recovery, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:02:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4efcca5c-d31b-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4efcca5c-d31b-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlBanks that make wholesale loans to other banks must be required to take a hit if their borrower collapses Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/e634fe06-d2be-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e634fe06-d2be-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of BTL products fell to a record low of 179 in September of this year before rebounding to 239 in October. But economists remain sceptical of a full recovery. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/432600c2-d230-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/432600c2-d230-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlLand Securities and British Land are to say that property values began to rise again in the third quarter, confirming that a recovery in the market is feeding through to the books of the large ReitsMon, 16 Nov 2009 04:10:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/b2d35afe-d083-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b2d35afe-d083-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlHouse price gains are expected to slow or even reverse next year, as the the difficulty in securing mortgages at higher loan-to-value ratios will restrict the number of salesFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:17:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/3e42053c-d07e-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3e42053c-d07e-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlCandy & Candy, the luxury property company, this week became the latest to launch a residential fundFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:59:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/3f7de3ea-d04b-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3f7de3ea-d04b-11de-a8db-00144feabdc0.htmlAlthough the majority of sellers prefer a traditional real estate agent, over a third considered using an online agent or selling at an auction.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:13:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1ab7e90-d2fb-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1ab7e90-d2fb-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of seven-figure property sales this year in England and Wales is expected to be just 2,800, a dramatic drop from the market peak two years agoMon, 16 Nov 2009 23:23:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8da17444-cfc2-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance%2Fmortgageshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8da17444-cfc2-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlHouse prices in England and Wales rose modestly for the sixth consecutive month in October, underscoring the message from recent surveys that the housing market's worst days are now pastFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:30:44 +0000