Homeowners in northern England 'most vulnerable to negative equity'
A 10% drop in house prices would see one in 10 borrowers fall into negative equity, warns Moody’s, as Bank of England revises market forecast
August 2015
Towns the UK property boom forgot: ‘We sold at a £410,000 loss’
Buyers in Newry, Northern Ireland, lost it all after believing prices would keep rising – while other UK towns such as Ferryhill and Conwy are also suffering
May 2014
Britain is still feasting on credit – and the next crunch will hit in 2016
Aditya Chakrabortty
Aditya Chakrabortty: Interest rates won't stay low for much longer. When the cheap loans end the result will be red-letter bills and repossessions
April 2014
Negative equity has almost vanished in house price boom
Some buyers in north of England still suffering as range of indicators suggest economic recovery is broadening
June 2013
North-south negative equity divide 'widening'
Ratings agency S&P says that 13.5% of mortgage borrowers in north-west England are in negative equity, against 0.9% in London and the south-east
March 2013
Trapped in negative equity with nowhere to go
Negative equity and a dearth of first-time buyers have trapped many families wanting to upgrade to a bigger home
February 2013
Negative equity plagues homeowners
Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates there are 719,000 households with mortgages that are worth more than the property
February 2012
This is no bailout for Main Street America
Richard Wolff
Richard Wolff: In reality, a $25bn mortgage deal with banks is a drop in the ocean – given US homeowners' $700bn of negative equity
December 2011
Mortgage arrears and repossessions set to rise
Council of Mortgage Lenders' forecast for 2012 predicts a deterioration in number of borrowers behind on their mortgages, and greater pressure on household budgets
November 2011
Ask the experts: homebuying
Is capital gains tax payable on a house in negative equity?
House prices blog
Falling house prices trap first homeowners
September 2011
Ireland business blog with Lisa O'Carroll
Negative equity insurance is not the answer
Negative equity mortgages are slowly creeping into the Irish property market to try and help families unable to sell up to move house
August 2011
House prices blog
North-south housing divide is growing, says Standard & Poor's
House prices blog
House sales at two-year low, says Rics
January 2011
Negative equity mortgage deal unveiled by Lloyds
The Equity Support Scheme lets customers use their savings as a deposit instead of them being swallowed by negative equity
June 2010
Negative equity mortgages are not an Irish joke – UK lenders do them too
Three Irish lenders are launching negative equity mortgages but many UK banks and building societies are already offering them. They're just not shouting about it
December 2009
Money blog
Most read on Money
A round-up of the most-read stories on the Guardian/money this year
September 2009
House price recovery 'is not what it seems'
Latest bounce is a false dawn and house prices are likely to fall next year, says report
August 2009
Negative equity affects around 2m households
• More than 3.5 million households have less than 15% equity • Mortgage broker highlights misuse of consumer credit records
July 2009
Nationwide offers 125% mortgages
Nationwide says 'negative equity' mortgage will only be available in special circumstances
