Graph of The Week: 25 Per Cent Deposit Provides Most Mortgage Choice

Here’s a handy visual representation of figures recently published by Moneyextra.com about mortgage availability.
It shows that in the first quarter of 2009 people with a 25 per cent deposit had access to the largest number of mortgage products: 797.

In Q1 2008 there were still plenty of deals at 90 per cent LTV (401) but this [...]

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Ridiculous Generalisation Of The Week

No, it’s not a regular blog posting (yet), but to be quite honest, with the amount of dubious data out there it easily could be.
The questionable claim that has caught my eye on this occasion comes courtesy of a survey into the saving habits of first-time buyers.
Finance site Fairinvestment.co.uk surveyed around 2,500 individuals and found [...]

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