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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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Mortgages

Mortgage lending continues to break all records (20/09/2006)

Homeowners unruffled by rate rise says survey (19/09/2006)

Remortgaging could pay for holiday home says research (18/09/2006)

Almost 750,000 homeowners missing mortgage payments warns report (13/09/2006)

Further interest rate rise looms (12/09/2006)

Desperate renters gang together to bridge affordability gap (11/09/2006)

Mortgage 2000 announces two-year tracker for remortgagers (08/09/2006)

MPC decides against further rate surprises (07/09/2006)

Hard reality of housing yet to puncture youthful bubble says survey (05/09/2006)

Average homeowner pays £13,596 for remortgages (01/09/2006)

Property in "excellent health" says Bank of England (31/08/2006)

Some day my son, all these mortgage payments will be yours (25/08/2006)

Accessibility to housing market worsens (24/08/2006)

House prices see FTBs get creative (23/08/2006)

Monthly mortgage figures continue to break records (18/08/2006)

July inflation down but Bank may be forced to raise rates say analysts (16/08/2006)

Base rate effect on mortgage rates minimal – for now (11/08/2006)

Interest rate increases: not out of woods yet says Bank (09/08/2006)

Beat the rate rise (04/08/2006)

John Charcol launches market-beating mortgage for £200,000+ (02/08/2006)

Mortgages hit new record in June (28/07/2006)

Mortgage lending breaks all records (21/07/2006)

Experience the mortgage shrinker says the One account (19/07/2006)

Average house price £300,000 in five years claims report (17/07/2006)

Jittery home-owners take refuge in fixed rates (14/07/2006)

John Charcol warns over 1,500 per cent fee inflation (13/07/2006)

Remortgaging grows 17 per cent (11/07/2006)

Remortgaging up 17 per cent says CML (11/07/2006)

Barclays announces 200 branch closures (10/07/2006)

House prices slip in June says Halifax (07/07/2006)

Interest rates stay fixed at 4.5% (06/07/2006)

Non-conforming mortgages market explodes says CML (05/07/2006)

London home repossessions triple (30/06/2006)

Mortgage lending breaks £1 trillion glass ceiling (29/06/2006)

House price increases will continue says BBA (28/06/2006)

Bank policy biggest break on first-time buyers says Nationwide (27/06/2006)

House prices up 2.9 per cent since '05 (26/06/2006)

Equity release could sting thousands says report (21/06/2006)

Mortgage lending near record levels (20/06/2006)

House price growth hits two year high says Rics (16/06/2006)

First Direct provides first online-only mortgage (15/06/2006)

Last hooray of the fixed rate bargain (13/06/2006)

Million pound homes multiply (09/06/2006)

CML triples '06 house price growth prediction (08/06/2006)

Affordability gap shrinking says A&L (05/06/2006)

A&L launches remortgage deal (01/06/2006)

Mortgage lending up 10% (30/05/2006)

Britannia launches new products (26/05/2006)

Snakes and property ladders (24/05/2006)

Monthly mortgage lending continues record breaking streak (19/05/2006)

Rural house prices push young into towns (18/05/2006)

Unravelling property chains cost up to £44,000 says report (17/05/2006)

House prices rise for sixth month (16/05/2006)

Equity release booms says Datamonitor (12/05/2006)

Tracker mortgages poised to become best deals (10/05/2006)

Portman launches 5% saver (05/05/2006)

First time sellers pay £200 monthly mortgage premium (04/05/2006)

Green fingers worth £8,000 says survey (02/05/2006)

A&L introduces new discount mortgage deals (28/04/2006)

Mortgage market to pass £1trillion (27/04/2006)

First time buyers failing to understand finance (26/04/2006)

Direct Line relaunches fixed mortgage range (21/04/2006)

Mortgage lending enjoys fifth record month (20/04/2006)

Fixed-rate mortgages fixing upwards (19/04/2006)

I do… take this mortgage (13/04/2006)

House price growth up across UK in '06 says Nationwide (06/04/2006)

Fix up look sharp (05/04/2006)

Mortgage costs eat half all earnings says report (03/04/2006)

(29/03/2006)

Higher lending charges cost UK £200m says Nationwide (27/03/2006)

IF to offer non offset tracker with no ERCs (23/03/2006)

Almost a third of detached house sales liable for IHT tax (22/03/2006)

February mortgage lending breaks records (21/03/2006)

Britannia offers £99 remortgaging (20/03/2006)

Surveyors remain downbeat on property prices (15/03/2006)

Lender reacts as mortgage market diversifies (14/03/2006)

Offsetting provides £22,000 mortgage savings says report (10/03/2006)

Offsetting best suits better off says Defaqto (07/03/2006)

Mortgage lending figures revised upwards again (03/03/2006)

Three quarters planning to remortgage (23/02/2006)

UK mortgages in "recovery mode" (15/02/2006)

Government figures show house price bounce (13/02/2006)

Interest rates stay at 4.5 per cent (09/02/2006)

Co-op's green mortgages get government approval (09/02/2006)

New ten-year fixed-rate from the Woolwich (08/02/2006)

A fifth of first-time buyers prepared to pay premium on housing (07/02/2006)

John Charcol offers offsetting for all (02/02/2006)

Major shake-up predicted in mortgage market as new lenders enter (31/01/2006)

Offset mortgage could save £22,000, says Abbey (23/01/2006)

Record mortgage lending in December (20/01/2006)

New mortgage aims to help first time buyers (19/01/2006)

House prices on march again, says Rics (18/01/2006)

House price bounce welcomes in 2006 (16/01/2006)

A third of all homeowners would be better off offsetting, says IF (06/01/2006)

First Direct tops standard variable rate mortgage poll (05/01/2006)

Mortgage best rate competition heats up (21/12/2005)

Mortgage lending booms through November (20/12/2005)

Double your money with mortgage overpayments (14/12/2005)

Rising tide of homeowner loan fees (12/12/2005)

Homeowners missing out on best mortgage rate deals, says A&L (08/12/2005)

Compare mortgage rate deals and get Christmas paid for (07/12/2005)

CML perks up housing market predictions (06/12/2005)

Property owners could save £850m on offset homeowner loans, says IF (05/12/2005)

Big not beautiful for best mortgage rate (30/11/2005)

Almost 1 in 10 pensioners still paying mortgages (24/11/2005)

House prices continue to climb, says survey (21/11/2005)

Mortgage lending stable says industry (18/11/2005)

FSA sees more mortgage honesty (16/11/2005)

Interest rates on hold (11/11/2005)

HSBC slams rivals over mortgage margins (10/11/2005)

Mortgage affordability stabilising (09/11/2005)

Homes with sea views could face higher council tax (08/11/2005)

Lack of job security furthers consumer confidence slump (07/11/2005)

Lifetime mortgage hopes to make borrowers smile (01/11/2005)

House prices show small rise (01/11/2005)

Mortgages approvals soar to highest level in a year (31/10/2005)

Homeowners shun IFAs (25/10/2005)

N& P promotes 'green' self-builds and mortgages (24/10/2005)

Barclays and Woolwich launch fee-free mortgage range (18/10/2005)

Up to 700,000 homes lie empty across England (17/10/2005)

N & P offers revamped mortgage deal (12/10/2005)

First -time buyers confident but unprepared (11/10/2005)

Cahoot launches mortgage range (10/10/2005)

Leeds Building Society launches new fixed rate mortgage (05/10/2005)

Survey predicts low house price trend (04/10/2005)

First-time buyers in market for a bargain (27/09/2005)

N&P reduces fixed mortgage rates (26/09/2005)

Increase in borrower confidence sparks house sale boom (19/09/2005)

Britannia cuts mortgage rate (19/09/2005)

Further good news could be on the way for borrowers (16/09/2005)

Remortgaging products looking good (12/09/2005)

Remortgaging advice released (12/09/2005)