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On Monday, David Cameron will announce a significant housing scheme including some sort of mortgage indemnity scheme for new build homes. There are many many questions about such a well-intentioned scheme designed to help rebuild the broken lower rungs of Britain’s housing market.
New figures show mortgage approvals fell to a record low in 2010 – while house prices also continue on a downwards trend.
As new figures show a rise in mortgage lending is more down to buy-to-letters than first-time buyers, where is the public debate about the effect of government intervention in the mortgage market?
Low wages, unaccountable welfare cuts and an immigrant-based economy. The Sun’s budget splash could tell a different story.
With signs that the housing market may be cooling, first-time buyers are out in force. So who are these people and how long will the good times last?
The IMF’s annual MOT on the British economy concludes that the coalition’s austerity policies are justified – which has set Treasury officials leaping around like excited pixies.
New Nationwide figures show that house prices are continuing to rise and the British Chambers of Commerce raises its GDP estimate, amid claims that economic growth is gaining pace.
Lloyds Banking Group is “back in the black” as it posts profits of £2.1bn for the first half of 2013 – sparking a surge in share price and expectations of a government sale of its stake in the bank.
Chancellor George Osborne meets housebuilders and mortgage lenders to discuss the second phase of the government’s scheme to increase home ownership.
House prices have recorded the strongest year-on-year uplift since September 2010, pushing the average UK house price up to £168,941.
A “rent trap” is preventing British families from owning their own homes as rents rise by almost £300 annually across England, according to a new report from housing charity Shelter.
Spain seems to have played hardball and won some concessions. The medium term changes to strategic thinking are happening right now. And they will have a profound impact here.
My view: watch the CDS market very carefully. And also keep an eye on the battle of wills between US hedge funds and EU politicos
As Lloyds Banking Group reveals its first annual profit since the taxpayer bailout, outgoing chief executive Eric Daniels tells Channel 4 News he does not regret “one minute” of his tenure.
I am deeply sceptical about Project Merlin, and I would like to be proved wrong.