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Shares in owner of Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks fall by 6%

Clydesdale and Yorkshire banking group shares fall by 6% after revealing fresh flood of 59,000 PPI complaints in just six months CYBG said it is setting aside a... read more

Mortgage rates shoot up | Daily Mail Online

By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 BST, 17 April 2018 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 17 April 2018 The cost of a fixed-rate mortgage deal has gon... read more

Loqbox claims to improve your credit rating by saving every month

Having a good credit score is vital when it comes to being accepted for mortgage, credit card or even mobile phone contract – and getting the best rate. B... read more

UK house sellers are getting £10k less than they ask for as prices hit a new record high

House sellers across the UK are getting about £10,000 less than their final asking price as some of them demand ‘unrealistically high’ prices, new ... read more

Now you can get a mortgage for just 0.97% over two years

Yorkshire Building Society has sliced its best-buy mortgage rates and is now offering the cheapest deal anywhere – a two-year discount rate of just 0.97 p... read more

Post Office launches a mortgage allowing you to buy without a deposit

The Post Office has launched a mortgage designed to help first-time buyers get onto the property ladder without the need for a deposit. The deal – known a... read more

Banks offer mortgages to hard-up borrowers for record low costs

By James Burton For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 12 April 2018 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 12 April 2018 Hard-up borrowers are being offered high-risk mortgag... read more

How to remortgage your Help to Buy

It’s five years since the Government launched its flagship Help to Buy equity loan scheme, designed to help thousands onto and up the British property lad... read more

UK house prices rise at healthy rate in March

UK house prices hit a new record high last month as they saw the biggest monthly rise since August last year, new figures show. The average price of a UK proper... read more

Leading lender Mortgage Express admits to careless errors

Battling: Julian Watts claims that Mortgage Express was sloppy A leading lender has admitted to making a series of careless errors in court documents used to tr... read more

Virgin Money’s new credit cards to earn points for Virgin Atlantic flights

Virgin Money has unveiled two new credit cards that allow customers to collect Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for the first time. The two cards, Reward and R... read more

Virgin Money reveals two new credit cards to earn points for Virgin Atlantic flights

Virgin Money has unveiled two new credit cards that allow customers to collect Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for the first time. The two cards, Reward and R... read more

TSB stops borrowers moving to cheaper mortgages – due to an IT problem

By Alex Hawkes, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 31 March 2018 | Updated: 15:47 BST, 1 April 2018 TSB is stopping borrowers moving to cheaper mort... read more

The 50 rural areas of the UK with the best quality of life revealed

The Orkney Islands in Scotland are rated as the rural district of the UK with the highest quality of life for the second year in a row. The wild and remote arch... read more

House prices in the North on the up as London and the South falters

Property prices in the North grew at a faster pace than those in the South for the fourth consecutive quarter last month. Values in the North are now growing at... read more

How cashback from websites can earn you money when you shop

You are missing out on free money if you shop online and don’t use cashback websites. These reward you with a percentage of what you spend in cash. So if you ... read more

How to perfect your credit score to get the best mortgage

Banks reserve their best lending deals for those borrowers with the highest credit scores. To give yourself the best chance of getting a top rate, make some tim... read more

Why your Facebook profile could stop you getting a mortgage

Mobile phone giants and banks are using private companies to root through customers’ social media profiles before issuing contracts and loans. A major Mon... read more

How to perfect your credit score

Banks reserve their best lending deals for those borrowers with the highest credit scores. To give yourself the best chance of getting a top rate, make some tim... read more

The credit cards that can actually make you money

Many of us are guilty of sticking with a bog standard credit card issued by our bank. But if you play your cards right, the best credit deals could actually mak... read more

Families facing a £30bn interest free credit card time bomb

By James Burton For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 BST, 26 March 2018 | Updated: 08:18 BST, 27 March 2018 Fears are growing over Britain’s debt time bomb... read more

London property price inflation hits seven-year low

London house prices have seen the smallest rise in nearly seven years and are set to start declining this summer as already two fifths of the capital’s po... read more

Selling your house? Why you MUST paint the front door!

Buying or selling? It’s time to brush up on your housing market knowledge If you’re buying or selling a home this spring — or even later in the ye... read more

Don’t let an interest-only timebomb hit your home

Around one in five homeowners could be sitting on an interest-only mortgage timebomb. This type of loan was popular in the early Noughties, as they kept monthly... read more