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.
08 October 2009
Borrowers are increasingly obtaining mortgages from the private banks rather than high-street lenders because they have a willingness to lend that isn't always true of the high street and you don't necessarily have to pay a premium on the rate.
17 September 2009
Lending for home purchase showed material annual growth in July for the first time in over 2 years according to figures out this week from the CML. A total of 56,000 mortgages were taken out in July 2009, up from 47,000 in July last year.
16 June 2009
Interest rates are at historic lows and it looks as though they could stay at 0.5 per cent for the rest of this year before beginning to rise again. So is now a good time to fix?
30 April 2009
Melanie Bien, head of media relations for Savills Private Finance, was last night voted Mortgage PR of the Year at the Headline Money awards at the Hilton Hotel in London's Park Lane.
28 April 2009
Interest in buying property has picked up since the start of the year as buyers try to match cheaper property prices with lower mortgage rates.
31 March 2009
Many people dream of building their own home to their own specifications. The credit crunch may not have changed this but it has made it more difficult to obtain self-build finance.
18 March 2009
Protection is one of those things that many of us intend to arrange yet never get round to. But you can't always rely on being there for those who depend on you.
16 March 2009
Savills Private Finance International, the overseas mortgage arm of SPF, is busy assisting clients who are trying to minimise the impact of a weak pound on their finances.