Lloyds Banking Group has slashed interest rates on a number of its mortgages and launched a new best buy deal. More »
ZURICH (AFP) - Loss-making Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday that it was targeting pre-tax annual profits of about 15 billion francs (9.9 billion euros, 14.9 billion dollars) in three to five years. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Asking prices for homes in England and Wales were 1.6 percent higher in November than a year ago, the biggest annual rise since May 2008, property Web site Rightmove said on Monday. More »
A coalition of seven property groups is calling on the Government to reform stamp duty which it claims is distorting the housing market. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of Britons losing their homes to repossession rose slightly in the third quarter but there was a drop in the number of households in arrears and courts ordered fewer homes to be seized. More »
A smaller than expected rise in reposessions this quarter has led the Council of Mortgage Lenders to dramatically reduce its outlook for the year. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of homes repossessed by lenders in Britain rose slightly to 11,700 in the three months to September from 11,400 in the three months to June, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Thursday. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Courts in England and Wales issued 35 percent fewer mortgage possession orders in the third quarter of this year compared with a year ago, and company winding-up petitions were down 3 percent, the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday. More »
The number of loans for house purchases in September rose by 2% following a dip the previous month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. More »

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