Some Facing Repossession Still Think Their Homes Are Worth More

Act Now to stop your repossession! Like any difficult situation it also helps to deal with it earlier than later. Stay in control of your own future.

Alistair Darling to Stop Rent Back Evictions

The Office of Fair Trading estimated in its recent report into the sector that some 50,000 sale-and-rent-back transactions had taken place.

Now There’s Even a House Prices Crash Calculator

The threat of negative equity however is now a very real one and millions of people will find it impossible to refinance their mortgages and will be forced onto their lenders’ top standard variable rates.

Stop Repossessions Org UK Sees Rise in Negative Equity Repossessions

As 2008 marches on and the global and economic situation looks ever more bleak, so are the tales we are hearing from UK homeowners facing repossession.
Back in 2007 a rough estimate would be that 70% of those people who contacted us by phone or email had some difficulties with their mortgage repayments, were in arrears [...]

Does Alistair Darling Want You To Be Repossessed?

Maybe the Government, along with the usual middle class do gooders at the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) and Shelter actually want you to be repossessed and lose your home? Surely, that can’t be right?

Facing Repossession? Don’t Borrow More Money!!

There are many websites out there that promise to help you avoid repossession by – borrowing more money!
If you truly are facing repossesion then borrowing your way out of trouble is the recipe for disaster.
This is because if you have mortgage arrears or a possession order against your home from your mortgage lender or a [...]

More Homeowners Face ReMortgage Hell as Lenders Pull 100% loans

Homeowners facing finance problems may be a step closer to repossession as mortgage lenders pull their 100% loans.
This means that for those who need to remortgage soon, not only are rising interest rates from sub prime lenders and falling or static house prices an issue, but they may now find that they are unable to [...]

Real Life Repossession Cases – Mrs B vs Kensington Mortgages

In order to help other home owners who are facing repossession, we are going to start posting actual cases.
These will be based on situations faced by people who have contacted us but of course, names and identifying information will remain hidden.
Case #1
Mrs. B
Location: Wakefield
Value of Home: approx £500,000
Total Mortgage: £108,000
Lender: Kensington
Second Charge: None
Loan Arrears: [...]

Let’s Talk Ourselves Into a Housing Market Crash

Recessions are an interesting phenomenon.
This is because they are created by belief.
If everyone believes there is going to be a recession then they act accordingly. We spend less ‘just in case’ and we put off important decisions like moving house and taking on a bigger mortgage ‘just in case’.
The irony is that there is still [...]

50% of Repossessions Are By Sub Prime Lenders

 
According to statistics published today by BBC Radio 5, FIFTY PERCENT of all repossessions in 2008 involve sub prime lenders.
No surprise there then?

Except that sub prime mortgages only make up 6% of UK mortgage lending.
Among the other fifty percent the highest number of repossessions are being brought by high street lenders Britannia Building Society, Bradford [...]