Mortgages News

January 2009

• No more tracker rate cuts from Nationwide

  02.01.2009

  Building society tries to protect savers
• 2008 sees 15.9% drop in house prices

  06.01.2009

  Prices fell by 2.5% in December
• Decrease in number of low-deposit mortgages

  07.01.2009

  Increase in mortgage lenders demanding larger deposits
• Bank cuts UK interest rates to 1.5%

  08.01.2009

  Rates have not been this low in Bank?s 315-year history
• Property sales still declining

  13.01.2009

  December sees number of house sales fall further
• November sees mortgage lending continue to fall

  15.01.2009

  Decline likely to continue in coming months
• Mortgage rescue strategy rolled out across rest of England

  16.01.2009

  Scheme will help struggling borrowers
• Bank voted 8-1 in favour of 0.5% UK interest rate cut

  21.01.2009

  One voted for 1% cut
• 52% drop in bank mortgage approvals

  26.01.2009

  Consumers are being more cautious
• 1.3% drop in house prices in January

  30.01.2009

  Annual slide now at 16.6%

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