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Thousands of low-income pensioners risk losing their homes

An estimated 135,000 low-income homeowners are at risk of losing their homes as the government gears up to bin a key benefit known as support for mortgage inter... read more

High house prices lock 80% in South East out of new homes

Four in five households are priced out of buying a bog standard newly-built home in London and the South East because house prices are so high, research suggest... read more

Why do financial markets move up or down

Why do asset prices move? Is it just down to investors reacting to the day’s news or is something else at play… By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisism... read more

Fears for the bungalow go up another level…

In the past 30 years, the number of bungalows built each year has dropped  There was once almost 30,000 built annually but last year there was just 2,210 In L... read more

How to lock into a low mortgage rate

Mortgage experts are urging homeowners to ensure they protect their finances as soon as possible from future interest rate rises. They believe most borrowers sh... read more

House prices up 4% as market is propped up by shortages

The average cost of a home in Britain was 4 per cent higher in the three months to September, compared to the same period a year ago, according to Halifax. With... read more

Halifax mortgages for self-employed with one year’s income

Borrowers who have been self-employed for just one year will be considered for a mortgage by Halifax after it revealed it had relaxed its income assessments. Pr... read more

The best cashback credit cards that reward your spending

MBNA scrapped two of its popular cashback and rewards credit cards last week, with such deals seemingly facing extinction.  Indeed, Rachel Springall, finance e... read more

AA offers freebies like spa treatments with personal loans

AA offers freebies like spa treatments and romantic hotel getaways with personal loans By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:55 GMT, 3 October... read more

First Direct pays current account switcher £125 cash

First Direct has ramped up its sign-up bonus to £125 as banks continue to use tempting cash carrots to entice customers away from rivals. The move comes just w... read more

Fix your mortgage at 1.55% for FIVE years

Mortgage rates have never been lower but repeated warnings of an imminent interest rate rise from the Bank of England are likely to push them up – and soo... read more

London house prices at high risk of a bubble, says UBS

London is among the global cities with property markets most at risk of being in a bubble, according to a new report from influential financial giant UBS. The r... read more

NatWest launches UK’s first online paperless mortgage

NatWest has launched a paperless mortgage allowing borrowers to arrange their mortgage or remortgage entirely online for the first time. The online service is t... read more

Get £25 to spend at M&S with the Reward Plus credit card  

M&S Bank is giving new credit card customers up to £25 to spend in store or online when they open a Reward Plus card account. Cardholders earn 2,000 points... read more

Burnham-on-Sea estate agents conspired to rip-off sellers 

When it came to selling the home they had lived in for 30 years, Colin and Ann Erskine felt they’d made the right choice in trusting a local estate agent ... read more

Lloyds Bank’s best-buy low APR credit card charges 5.7%

By Emma Gunn for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 08:52 BST, 25 September 2017 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 25 September 2017 Lloyds Bank has dramatically dropped the rat... read more

Conjure up a magic mortgage by 2% or less

Two per cent. That is the magic number all mortgage borrowers are urged to beat this autumn after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said a series of ‘gradu... read more

When you Move plans to drag conveyancing into the tech-age

Anyone who has gone through the process of either buying or selling a property in the UK will know that estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders are usually ... read more

Property transaction values sink for first time since 2009

The value of property transactions across residential areas in England and Wales has dropped for the first time since the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2... read more

How to choose an estate agent when selling your home

Along with lawyers and journalists, estate agents are typically one of the most universally hated professions.  Unfortunately, if you want to get on the proper... read more

Millions of Brits have no desire to live in inherited home

Nearly 70 per cent of people inheriting homes from loved ones have no desire to live in them, new data reveals. With more than 12million people lumbered with in... read more

Should we worry about Britain’s £200bn personal debt?

Belatedly, it seems that the financial watchdog, Bank of England and MPs have woken up to a steadily growing pile of borrowing from our future. Their pledges to... read more

War veterans lumbered with £11,000 of loans

By Holly Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 September 2017 | Updated: 08:45 BST, 20 September 2017 Veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq a... read more

How young homebuyers are walking into a debt TIMEBOMB

Young homebuyers are taking on billions of pounds of dangerous debt just as interest rates are set to rise, Money Mail can reveal. Figures buried in an official... read more