http://www.ft.com/personal-finance/propertyhttp://www.ft.com/rss/personal-finance/mortgagesFT.com - Mortgagesen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2012. "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, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:48 +0000Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:05:05 +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://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/54b0c212-532c-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/54b0c212-532c-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssSantander's move comes as part of a clampdown on interest-only lending by lenders, who are introducing stricter lending criteriaFri, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:48 +000054b0c212-532c-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/880342d0-53cb-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/880342d0-53cb-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssHomes in Northern Ireland and north-west England are more likely than those in the rest of the UK to have been marked down by surveyorsFri, 10 Feb 2012 17:39:32 +0000880342d0-53cb-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/73a7e85c-5247-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/73a7e85c-5247-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssBank has cut the maximum it will allow customers to borrow on an interest-only basis from 75 per cent to 50 per cent loan-to-valueWed, 8 Feb 2012 11:48:25 +000073a7e85c-5247-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/58e2a928-5178-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/58e2a928-5178-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssHouse sellers are discounting nearly £20,000 off their asking prices in a bid to attract more buyers – the biggest discount ever recordedTue, 7 Feb 2012 14:00:12 +000058e2a928-5178-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/989e2178-50dd-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/989e2178-50dd-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssShould property indices use a national average?Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:00:06 +0000989e2178-50dd-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/398f83c8-4dba-11e1-a66e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/398f83c8-4dba-11e1-a66e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssSome private banks will price their mortgage rates relative to overnight Libor, which is closer to Bank of England base rate at just under 0.6 per centFri, 3 Feb 2012 18:20:07 +0000398f83c8-4dba-11e1-a66e-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/941f7d94-4cc9-11e1-8b08-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/941f7d94-4cc9-11e1-8b08-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495 and is available to borrowers with a deposit of 30 per cent or moreFri, 3 Feb 2012 18:11:05 +0000941f7d94-4cc9-11e1-8b08-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a8d8e734-4bf7-11e1-98dd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a8d8e734-4bf7-11e1-98dd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssNew schemes allow Sipp investors to gain exposure to property investments – but some administrators are refusing to hold themFri, 3 Feb 2012 17:53:36 +0000a8d8e734-4bf7-11e1-98dd-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/99324204-4e62-11e1-aa0b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/99324204-4e62-11e1-aa0b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssThe financial regulator has cracked down on controversial sale and rent back deals that target distressed homeownersFri, 3 Feb 2012 13:21:47 +000099324204-4e62-11e1-aa0b-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/84c1134c-4b54-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/84c1134c-4b54-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssGovernment deadline gives homeowners less than four weeks to install and register renewable energy systems to qualify for higher rateThu, 2 Feb 2012 18:20:15 +000084c1134c-4b54-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0