John Charcol's Blog
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My thoughts on the Policy Exchange forecast of Bank Rate at 8% in 2012
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After the credit crunch now the FSA threatens the economic recovery
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The Q2 Credit Conditions Survey even has some good news
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The Budget - Osborne lays his cards on the table
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Rumoured proposals from George Osborne on capping LTVs
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Liam Byrne demonstrates his fiscal ignorance
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Interest rates after the inflation figures and MPC minutes
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Impact of the Quarterly Inflation Report
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Slightly amended FSA press release on today's Consultation Paper
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Halifax extends premium pricing for interest only mortgages
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Strong rumours of an early election
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The Conservative Party fails to apply the sense check
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Can that really be true?
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One third of US households in negative equity
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Santander implies consumers don't value the Abbey brand
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Nationwide's Real House Price Index ends year with a 0.4% fall
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Bank payroll tax on big bonuses will impact top end of the property market
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Margaret Beckett displays her ignorance of the housing market
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Chelsea and Yorkshire merger talks disappointing but unsurprising
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More on the MMR non-advised sales and equity withdrawal
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QE extended by £25bn but it is savers who bring relief to mortgage borrowers
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Nationwide's Real House Price Index rises by only 0.1% in October
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Barclays acquires Standard Life Bank at 22.9% discount to NAV
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My take on the rest of the MMR proposals
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Some politicians never learn
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The FSA fails to understand the mortgage market
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Nationwide Real House Price Index now up 7 consecutive months
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Brilliant tracker news from Woolwich
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Northern Rock significantly improves its mortgages
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The old relationship between LIBOR, swap rates and mortgage rates has broken down






