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  • UK mortgage lending in August broke records for the tenth consecutive month, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced.
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  • Despite shrill complaints from lobbyists and fevered media speculation on the next move, most Britons say that they are entirely unaffected by the recent interest rate rise.
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  • Homeowners could raise the initial costs of a holiday home in an up-and-coming investment market simply through smart remortgaging, says research for New Skys.
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Discounted Mortgages

Rushed purchases 'may lead to negative equity' (06/05/2008)

Credit crunch 'leads to IFA enquiry increase' (01/05/2008)

Brits seek their perfect "home sweet home" (25/04/2008)

Mortgage approvals reach 'record low' (23/04/2008)

"Very wide range" of mortgages still available (21/04/2008)

Bank of England needs to take "early action" (18/04/2008)

Capital Economics: Surprised by mortgage rate rises (14/04/2008)

Availability of credit 'will continue to drop' (11/04/2008)

Base rate cut 'not enough to restore confidence' (10/04/2008)

Bank of England cuts base rate to 5% (10/04/2008)

Moneywise: More lenders will cease offering new mortgages (09/04/2008)

First-time buyer decline 'affects entire market' (08/04/2008)

All mortgage customers 'should get fair treatment' (04/04/2008)

First-time buyers 'to benefit from fall in mortgage deals' (31/03/2008)

Interest-only mortgages 'suitable for young workers' (28/03/2008)

CIH: More housing advice needed (25/03/2008)

Mortgage seekers face a 'positive market' (25/03/2008)

"Greater appetite" for trackers (20/03/2008)

'Rise' in mortgage holders seeking advice (18/03/2008)

340,000 households 'ending five-year deals' (17/03/2008)

House prices 'continue to fall' (13/03/2008)

Budget reveals "excellent news" for first-time buyers (12/03/2008)

More homeowners 'opting for fixed-rate deals' (11/03/2008)

Base rate remains at 5.25% (06/03/2008)

Borrowers 'worried' about mortgage repayments (05/03/2008)

Generous parents contributing £27 bn to first homes (28/02/2008)

Mortgage lenders not passing on rate cuts is a "continuous problem" (27/02/2008)

Homeowners 'remortgaging rather than moving' (21/02/2008)

Homeowners 'confused' about mortgages (20/02/2008)

Affordability pressures 'to ease in 2008' (12/02/2008)

Fixed-rates 'more popular than trackers' (08/02/2008)

Professionals 'can get bigger mortgages' (05/02/2008)

Shop around for "financial fitness" (30/01/2008)

2008 'will see a 5% fall in house prices' (28/01/2008)

Brits "underinsured for life cover" (25/01/2008)

Homeowners 'could save £38k by remortgaging' (21/01/2008)

Green mortgages 'survive credit crunch' (16/01/2008)

Mortgage holders lose out on £105m (10/01/2008)

Mortgage market for unusual properties 'opening up' (04/01/2008)

Credit crunch 'hits housing market' (20/12/2007)

Lenders cut fixed-rate mortgages (18/12/2007)

Fixed rates give "peace of mind" (13/12/2007)

99% Britons 'financially unfit' (11/12/2007)

Borrowing circumstances crucial in 2008, says CML (10/12/2007)

'Rate cut to benefit homeowners' (07/12/2007)

Long-term fixed-rate mortgages 'too limited' (03/12/2007)

Home extensions can 'bump up' insurance premiums (29/11/2007)

Lending market 'holding up better than expected' (29/11/2007)

UK 'oblivious' to effect of mortgage rates (26/11/2007)

'Joint mortgages should not be rushed into' (23/11/2007)

First-time buyers find new ways to afford homes (19/11/2007)

'No need for new mortgage products' (19/11/2007)

'Christmas movers are preparing for extra expense' (16/11/2007)

'Young professionals invest in property' (16/11/2007)

CML: Positive outlook for remortgaging market (13/11/2007)

'Buyers are underestimating cost of buying a home' (31/10/2007)

BoE releases September lending figures (29/10/2007)

Paying mortgages with credit cards can be 'a good thing' (24/10/2007)

Alliance & Leicester: Mortgage holders save less (23/10/2007)

FirstRungNow: First-time buyers need to look at all mortgage options (19/10/2007)

Over a million pay rent with credit cards (17/10/2007)

Virgin planning a take over of Northern Rock (12/10/2007)

House prices fall again (11/10/2007)

'Greater transparency' is needed for consumers says Nationwide (11/10/2007)

Sub-prime mortgages at a higher risk of repossession (08/10/2007)

MPC meeting this week (03/10/2007)

Adverse credit mortgages 'are rarely refused ' (01/10/2007)

Homeowners 'would choose fixed-rate if forced to remortgage tomorrow' (27/09/2007)

Debt landscape changing, charity says (20/09/2007)

MPC minutes forecast rate cuts, economists believe (20/09/2007)

Social lending 'beats building societies' (18/09/2007)

Demand for houses drops (13/09/2007)

Mortgage fallout 'may be good for borrowers' (12/09/2007)

HSBC receives What Mortgage? Seal of approval (11/09/2007)

Bank of England freezes interest rate (07/09/2007)

Nationwide urges borrowers to prepare for 'rate shock' (06/09/2007)

Two new fixed-rate mortgages from First Direct (04/09/2007)

Shop around for best current account deal, consumers advised (04/09/2007)

First-time buyers advised to lower expectations (31/08/2007)

Co-operative Bank launches new fixed-rate mortgage (30/08/2007)

Citizens Advice supports finance lessons for teenagers (30/08/2007)

CML: Homeowner loan can be way of dealing with debt (29/08/2007)

Rate rises prompt fixed-rate trend (22/08/2007)

Estate agents warn of 'slowdown' (22/08/2007)

People 'taking out mortgages later in life' (14/08/2007)

Graduates 'priced out of the property market' (27/07/2007)

CML reports highest mortgage lending on record (20/07/2007)

FSA tough on online mortgage advertising (19/07/2007)

Equity release not a last resort for retirees (13/07/2007)

Nationwide reintroduces 25-year fixed-rate mortgage (12/07/2007)

Brown pledges housing and mortgage reforms (12/07/2007)

Fixed-rate increasingly favoured by first-time buyers (11/07/2007)

Mortgage burden soars for first-time buyers (05/07/2007)

Slight increase in consumer borrowing in May (29/06/2007)

Over-50's increasingly looking at buy-to-let market (11/06/2007)

Fixed-rate borrowers urged to plan ahead (08/06/2007)

Interest rate unchanged following MPC meeting (07/06/2007)

Mortgage lending fell in April (31/05/2007)

Poor credit does not always mean higher mortgages (31/05/2007)

Self-employed need to accumulate more savings for retirement (30/05/2007)

Mortgage lenders becoming "increasingly creative" (29/05/2007)

More than 2m mortgage borrowers unhappy with service (25/05/2007)

First-time buyers "need help from parents" (24/05/2007)

Consumers using internet to research mortgages (22/05/2007)

Choose mortgages with care, buy-to-let landlords advised (22/05/2007)

Mortgage approvals fall in April (21/05/2007)

Lending rose slightly in April (21/05/2007)

Nationwide sees homeowner loan surge (18/05/2007)

Interest rate may go up again (16/05/2007)

House prices rise in March (14/05/2007)

Buy-to-let continues to grow (14/05/2007)

Interest rate rises to 5.5 per cent (10/05/2007)

Citizens Advice warns rate rise will "add pressure" (10/05/2007)

Interest rate may be raised tomorrow (09/05/2007)

Affordability worsens for first-time buyers (08/05/2007)

Mortgages market becoming even more diverse (04/05/2007)

CEBR: Homebuyers are "probably right" to opt for fixed-term mortgages (04/05/2007)

Moving house damages UK economy (03/05/2007)

Base rate may reach 7.5% (25/04/2007)

Mortgage lending reaches record levels in March (23/04/2007)

Bank of England governor writes to Brown (20/04/2007)

Britons trust net for financial advice (20/04/2007)

NatWest challenges mortgage lenders (19/04/2007)

Buy-to-let predicted to grow strongly this year (18/04/2007)

Inflation rises above 3% (17/04/2007)

House prices rose in March (16/04/2007)

Increase in the number of specialist mortgages available (13/04/2007)

Base rate stays level (05/04/2007)

Buy-to-let 'generates better returns' (04/04/2007)

Co-op launches mortgage for first-time buyers (28/03/2007)

New mortgage deal for short-term borrowers (27/03/2007)

Budget "missed opportunity" to help first-time buyers (23/03/2007)

Mortgage application fees double (20/03/2007)

Halifax calls for IHT limit to be raised (19/03/2007)

Buy-to-let investors get younger (19/03/2007)

Growing gap between housing supply and demand (16/03/2007)

'Homeowners could avoid bank charges' (15/03/2007)

Fixed-rate mortgages becoming more popular (14/03/2007)

Mortgagees looking to take in lodgers (12/03/2007)

Stop smoking and pay your mortgage off 8 years early (12/03/2007)

New tracker mortgage products from Skipton (09/03/2007)

Buy-to-let market will grow over 40 per cent (05/03/2007)

House price increases 'will gradually ease' (28/02/2007)

New mortgage products by Alliance & Leicester (28/02/2007)

Homebuyers increasingly looking for 100 per cent mortgages (27/02/2007)

Britons 'putting more effort into repaying mortgages' (26/02/2007)

Tailored mortgages will prove lucrative for lenders (23/02/2007)

George Wimpey enables buyers to avoid deposit (22/02/2007)

Consumers prefer mortgages to credit cards (21/02/2007)

'Only take 100% mortgage if genuinely affordable' (19/02/2007)

House price growth 'slows' (19/02/2007)

5 x salary mortgage launched by Leeds Building Society (15/02/2007)

Britannia relaunch mortgage range (12/02/2007)

Rise in buy-to-let activity (06/02/2007)

HSBC launches new 10-year fixed-rate mortgage (05/02/2007)

Mortgage repossession figures raise concerns (31/01/2007)

Consumers urged to overpay their mortgages (30/01/2007)

FTBs 'taking greater financial risks' (29/01/2007)

Mortgage rates edged up by two lenders (25/01/2007)

Buy-to-let mortgages are now "lower risk" (22/01/2007)

Building society mortgage lending "highest ever" (19/01/2007)

Mortgage lending reaches December record (18/01/2007)

A&L re-prices mortgage range (10/01/2007)

Two-thirds of mortgage firms 'may give unsuitable advice' (09/01/2007)

Hit the sales to find a mortgage (02/01/2007)

Average FTB house price 'up by 11%' (02/01/2007)

Mortgage lending hits monthly record (29/12/2006)

Low start mortgage launched (28/12/2006)

Abbey launches mortgage experience sharing site (19/12/2006)

UCB: 85% say house price growth will continue (18/12/2006)

FSA: Interest-only mortgages need robust repayments (13/12/2006)

'Saving could cut mortgage term by six years' (12/12/2006)

LBS launches three-year fixed-rate mortgage (07/12/2006)

Britannia announces new mortgage deals (06/12/2006)

Newcastle Building Society introduces new fixed-rate mortgage (27/11/2006)

BBA reports strong mortgage borrowing (27/11/2006)

New mortgages for those wanting "budgetary certainty" (22/11/2006)

Mortgage lending up by 4% from September (20/11/2006)

Welsh Assembly urged to boost mortgage holder numbers (15/11/2006)

CML: Remortgaging at five-year low (14/11/2006)

New homeowners urged to 'check mortgage very carefully' (09/11/2006)

New mortgage range ahead of base rate review (08/11/2006)

Buyers urged to shop around (31/10/2006)

New mortgage products launched (30/10/2006)

Increased cover for longer-term mortgages (24/10/2006)

"Limited offer" tracker mortgage from UCB (23/10/2006)

Three-year buy-to-let mortgage launched (18/10/2006)

Compare mortgage rates with new products (17/10/2006)

Building societies join the table of popular mortgage lenders (13/10/2006)

Woolwich launches mortgage 'aimed at high fliers' (10/10/2006)

Mortgage advances 'affecting UK's disposable wealth' (10/10/2006)

Borrowers require 'flexibility' (04/10/2006)

Mortgage lenders gauge 'ability to pay' (03/10/2006)

Nationwide launches new fixed-rate and tracker mortgages (02/10/2006)

Young Londoners feel mortgages are far off (29/09/2006)

UK consumer credit dips, as mortgages rise (29/09/2006)

Housing market regains strength (28/09/2006)

Most buyers £6,000 in debt before home purchase (28/09/2006)

Government may force lenders to favour green homes (22/09/2006)