Mortgage & finance news
Hardly a day goes by without mortgages in one form or another setting the news agenda. This section of the website brings you all the news about Savills Private Finance and its different divisions.
There is also a section on our excellent press coverage, showing our widespread coverage in the national, trade and regional press.
02 March 2010
* 53 per cent of homeowners believe a change of government would have no impact on the housing market
20 January 2010
Competition among lenders is really hotting up, particularly in the sub-75 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) bracket, with the biggest lenders, such as Abbey, Halifax and Woolwich, cutting rates and easing criteria.
23 November 2009
Mortgage brokers have access to some of the cheapest mortgage rates on the market once more as several lenders backtrack on their policy of dual pricing.
15 June 2009
With the pricing of fixed-rate mortgages rising on the back of higher interbank borrowing costs, the papers looked at whether now is a good time to opt for the security of a fix. Elsewhere, the topic of buying at auction came up and whether this is the best place to find a bargain in a more difficult housing market.
Melanie Bien, spokeswoman for Savills Private Finance, was quoted in a variety of publications; a selection of these appear below.
30 June 2009
The press continued to ponder whether now is a good time to take out a fixed-rate mortgage while the whole issue of graduates and how they can be helped on the housing ladder was also addressed. Melanie Bien, spokeswoman for Savills Private Finance, was quoted in a wide range of press articles, a couple of which are mentioned below.
08 June 2009
The papers looked at what borrowers on their lender's standard variable rate should do next while elsewhere offset mortgages were examined. Melanie Bien, spokeswoman for Savills Private Finance commented on these issues, and others, during the week.