The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has today reported a fall in home repossessions. According to the Council, lenders seized 9,000 properties in the April to June period – 100 less when compared with the first three months of the year. Meanwhile, there were 18,100 repossessions in the first half of 2011, compared with compared [...]
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has today reported a further fall in repossessions – the fifth consecutive quarter in which they have fallen. According to the Council, lenders seized 7,900 properties in the October to December period - an 11% fall from the 8,900 in the previous quarter. It was also 26% lower than [...]
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is predicting that the housing market will remain subdued in 2011, due to uncertainty surrounding the economy and the ongoing mortgage rationing by lenders. Over recent times, demand has been weak as many buyers have adopted a “wait and see” approach as uncertainty continues to surround the economy and [...]
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has today reported a further fall in repossessions - the fourth consecutive quarter in which they have fallen. According to the Council, lenders seized 8,900 properties in the July to September period - representing a fall of 5% compared with the second quarter. Experts argued, though, that many homeowners [...]
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has today reported a further fall in repossessions - the third consecutive quarter in which they have fallen. According to the Council, lenders seized 9,400 properties in the April to June period - 400 less than in January to March period. Experts argued, though, that many homeowners have been [...]
Mortgage arrears and repossessions both fell in the first quarter of 2010, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). However, the body warns against complacency, “as a large number of households, who are just coping, still remain vulnerable to shocks that may arise from the economic uncertainty ahead”. During the first three months of [...]
In its latest round-up of UK mortgage statistics, the Financial Services Authority has reported a fall in the number of homeowners in arrears. In the final quarter of 2009, 378,000 households were behind with their monthly repayments (at a level equivalent to 1.5% of their outstanding balances). The figure is down 4% on the previous [...]
Repossessions fell 13% to 10,200 in the final three months of 2009, compared to the previous quarter. The figure, which includes home-owner and buy-to-let mortgage borrowers, was also 2% down on the same period of 2008, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). However, for 2009 as a whole, mortgage lenders possessed around 46,000 [...]
Mortgage borrowers in arrears stand to get a better deal from lenders under new proposals published today by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The package is aimed at ensuring home owners in financial difficulties are treated fairly, by strengthen existing rules on arrears handling and promoting the regulator’s “tough stance” on mortgage fraud. Under the [...]
New data from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) show the number of homes being taken back by lenders rising 3% to 13,987 in the third quarter of 2009, compared with the previous three months. However, repossession levels have remained fairly flat in recent months and the figure is almost 6% below the January to March [...]
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has cut its forecast for the number of repossessions in 2009 to 48,000. The estimate is substantially down on earlier forecasts of 75,000 in 2008 and 65,000 in June of this year, and the body says the improvement reflects “lender forbearance, government measures and the beneficial effect of continuing [...]
One of the UK’s leading sub-prime mortgage lenders has been fined £2.8 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for not treating its customers fairly. GMAC-RFC has also agreed to repay up to £7.7 million in total, plus interest, to over 46,000 of its mortgage customers. The FSA says the case sets a precedent in [...]
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today set out “major reforms” that it intends to impose on UK mortgage lending. The proposed new measures are aimed at making the market “sustainable” for lenders and borrowers and reflect “a more intrusive and interventionist style of regulation”. Key features include imposing affordability tests for all mortgages and [...]
Research from the Building Societies Association (BSA) claims that over the last two years, the majority of borrowers who have fallen into arrears with their mortgage repayments have either caught up, or are in the process of catching up. According to the BSA, 97% of borrowers in financial difficulties have avoided repossession with thirty-three per [...]
Homeowners under threat of repossession and tenants on the brink of eviction have a new resource available at www.direct.gov.uk. The site now contains articles and videos prepared by the Ministry of Justice, aimed at informing people with both mortgage and rent arrears. The advice addresses a wide range of problems and is suitable for those [...]
In its latest commentary on the UK housing market, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) describes the recovery seen in recent weeks as “fragile” and warns of a “modest dip” towards the end of the year, reflecting seasonal factors. More positively, second quarter data for arrears and repossessions suggest that fewer borrowers are struggling financially [...]
Blighted by its “Together” 125% loan-to-value mortgages, Northern Rock has revealed that residential mortgage accounts over three months in arrears rose to 3.92% in the six months to the end of June. The proportion compares with a national average of 2.39% and is up from 3.67% at 31st March 2009 and 2.92% at 31st December [...]
Nationalised lender Northern Rock has today reported a pre-tax loss of £724.2 million for the first half of the year, compared with a loss of £585.4 million in the same period a year ago. Northern Rock collapsed at the onset of the credit crunch in autumn 2007 after savers staged a nationwide run on the [...]
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has reported on its recent review of sub-prime lenders who are closed to new business, and on the third parties they instruct to handle mortgage arrears and repossessions. The study found that both were operating “an approach focused too strongly on recovering arrears without reference to the borrower’s individual circumstances”. [...]
Fresnillo down on silver prices
European equities markets were lower Monday on the possibility that Greece could default soon and on speculation that Moody’s Investors Service could cut its rating on several big banks with holdings tied to Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 1.63 percent to 5,129.62 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 1.65 percent to 9,983.75 as [...]
IFS warns of tough times for UK households
A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that households will be squeezed for the next decade as they suffer from the harsh spending cuts introduced by the Government. It said households are suffering one of the worst attacks on their finances since the Second World War and that the impact of [...]
ICB final report recommends ring-fencing
The Independent Commission on Banking’s (ICB) final report has been published today and is recommending that UK banks should ring-fence their retail banking operations. According to the report, ring-fencing would protect banks from riskier investment banking divisions and would “make it easier and less costly to resolve banks that get into trouble”. The ICB, which [...]
Tullow Oil leads 100 in London
European equities markets were significantly lower Friday on an increased possibility that Greece could default on its debt as soon as this weekend, raising the concern level over the European region’s debt problems and ratcheting up worries that the economic recovery is faltering. Additionally, markets reacted to the resignation of European Central Bank board member [...]
SMMT: UK car sales rise in August
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have revealed UK car sales saw their first rise in 14 months in August. According to the trade body, car sales rose by 7.3% in August compared with the same month in 2010, with sales of smaller cars rising by more than 30%. The Ford Fiesta remained [...]
Factory gate inflation higher than expected in August
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today revealed UK producer output prices held steady in August – remaining at the highest annual rate since October 2008. According to the ONS, output prices (factory gate) annual inflation for all manufactured products held steady at July’s upwardly revised reading of 6.1% in August. The figures were [...]
US exports surge, Obama unveils jobs plan
The Commerce Department has revealed US exports hit an all-time high in July, while imports fell. According to official figures, exports surged 3.8% to $178 billion (£111 billion) after two months of declines. The rise in exports was attributed to strong overseas sales of manufactured goods, particularly to countries in Central and South America. Meanwhile, [...]
China’s inflation rate eases in August
Inflation in the world’s second largest economy eased last month after reaching a 3-year high in July. According to the National Statistics Bureau, consumer prices rose by 6.2% in August on an annual basis, compared with 6.5% the previous month. Several other economies throughout the world are battling with higher inflation, particularly in Asia, which [...]
Japanese economy continues to struggle
The Cabinet Office has today revealed the world’s third largest economy performed worse than originally thought in the April to June period. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 2.1% on an annual basis in the three-month period, compared with an initial estimate of 1.3%. The fall was attributed to a cut back on spending by [...]
Euro zone interest rates remain on hold
The European Central Bank (ECB) has today opted to leave interest rates unchanged at 1.5% - for the second consecutive month. Rates were lifted from the historic low of 1% in April and then raised further to 1.25% in July in a bid to curb rising inflation. Many major economies are battling with higher inflation, [...]
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