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Record mortgage lending, but not by building societies (20 August 2007)

Mortgage lending reached a new record in July, according to figures from one industry body

London asking prices fall as house market cools (20 August 2007)

The asking price for a house in London has fallen for the first time in 12 months, according to figures released today.

London house prices drop for first time in a year as rates bite (20 August 2007)

London house prices have fallen for the first time in a year, a further sign that growth in the property market is slowing, according to property website Rightmove.

Off-plan: folly or fortune? (21 September 2007)

Buying off-plan can be a boon for builders and investors, but there are risks.

Interest rates and rain fail to dampen sales (21 September 2007)

Rising interest rates and terrible summer weather have failed to prevent growth in High Street sales, according to figures released today.

Home information packs are dealt new blow by lenders

The government's troubled implementation of home information packs suffered another setback last night after it emerged that some mortgage lenders are refusing to accept a crucial part of the reports.

Britons 'fear poverty in retirement' (21 August 2007)

Retiring in poverty is the biggest fear of a quarter of Britons, latest research reveals, but we are fuelling this anxiety by spending today rather than saving for tomorrow.

Record £34bn borrowed in July thanks to remortgaging (August 21, 2007)
 
Mortgage lending rose strongly last month as fears that interest rates might increase before the end of the year spurred homeowners to remortgage.

Homeowners set to exploit Hips loophole (Tuesday August 21, 2007)

Millions of homeowners are planning to exploit a loophole to avoid purchasing home information packs (Hips), according to research out today.