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Landlord finance is “stable and affordable”


The Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 0.5 per cent will mean that repayments on buy-to-let will remain low.

Buy-to-let finance to ‘remain tough’


The Bank of England’s Credit Conditions Survey for the second quarter has forecast that risk limitation will still be high on buy-to-let and other forms of secured lending.

Bank of England loans for house purchase ’static’


Bank of England (BoE) Lending to Individuals statistics for May, released today, reported a very marginal reduction (0.02%) in it’s key UK Housing market indicator, the number of loan approvals for house purchase (also known as Mortgage Approvals).

Bank of England keeps Interest Rate at 0.5%


As widely expected, the Bank of England (BoE) today kept the Interest Rate at the low of 0.5%, which it first reached in March 2009.

Bank of England Mortgage Approvals up 1.7%


Bank of England (BoE) released it’s Lending to Individuals statistics today. The number of loan approvals for house purchase (also known as Mortgage Approvals) was up in April by 1.7% against March figures.

Bank of England – Bank Rate remains at 0.5%


The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today announced that it had voted to keep the Bank Rate at the all time low of 0.5%, along with maintaining the size of the asset purchase programme (quantitative easing).

BoE Mortgage Approvals up 4.3%, but below 6 months average


The Bank of England today released its “Lending to Individuals” statistics for March 2010. The key figure for property investors, the number of loan approvals for house purchase (aka Mortgage Approvals) was up by 4.3% from February.

Bank of England Interest Rates remain at all time low – 0.5%


The Bank of England (BoE)today announced they would keep the interest rates at the all time low of 0.5%. Interest rates have now been at this level for 13 consective months.

Mortgage Approvals down 2% and to a nine-month low!


The Bank of England today announced that Mortgage Approvals for house purchases were down 2% on January and therefore means approvals are at a nine-month low.