Mortgage arrears and repossessions in the...
There are clear signs of stabilisation in non-performing loans (NPLs) within European countries, an updated study from the European Mortgage Federation...
EU27 mortgage market grows to EUR 6.4 trillion...
The mortgage market of the 27 countries that make up the European Union grew by 4.9% to €6.4 trillion in 2010, the largest annual expansion since the...
Things can only get feta......
David Thorpe, group CEO of First Title, discusses the situation in Europe, concentrating on Ireland, as the eurozone continues to suffer economic woes
French immunity
Mortgage fraud is the plague of all British lenders. So why do the French seem immune to it, asks David Bailey, SGH partner and head of services to lenders...
ECB interest rate rises to 1.5 per cent
The European Central Bank has increased interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.5 per cent.
Will our mortgage lending culture ever cross...
SGH partner David Bailey takes us on a whistle stop tour of the quirks and characteristics of other European residential lending markets
Dublin house prices almost halved in four...
House prices in Dublin are almost 46% lower than at their peak in early 2007, according to the Central Statistics Office.
ECB raises European interest rate
The European Central Bank has increased the key ECB interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%.
European Commission mortgage proposals gets...
The European Commission has published its ‘Proposal for a Directive on Credit Agreements Relating to Residential Property’.
Not quite so Hungary
Hungary has high homeownership but a lack of buyers and most mortgages are paid in Swiss francs. David Thorpe reports