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The scourge of repossessions seen in the 1990s housing crash is set to return, experts warn 

The repossession plague that blighted the lives of tens of thousands of homeowners in both the 1990s housing crash and the global financial crisis a decade ago ... read more

UK property market shows ‘marked differences’ as Mark Carney warns of no-deal Brexit

National house prices have been flat or falling in London and the South East recently but new data suggest the market is ‘solid’ in many parts of th... read more

Were leasehold homes mis-sold? Claim two-thirds of buyers were unaware

Tens of thousands of leasehold homeowners are stuck in properties they regret buying, according to a new survey, which claimed two-thirds feel they were mis-sol... read more

Which mortgage lender should you use?

Principality Building Society has been named the best mortgage lender in Britain for customer service, with First Direct and Nationwide coming in joint second. ... read more

Great house price divide: They’re up 60% in London but down 41% in parts of the UK

House prices in parts of the UK are lower than they were before the financial crisis a decade ago. In a sign that swathes of the country have failed to bounce b... read more

Help to Buy left us trapped after our flat dropped £30k in value

Charles Malcolm and his partner Jessica Dawson were desperate to buy a house near their parents in Cove Bay, Aberdeen. The young couple had tried to scrape toge... read more

Remortgaging levels reached highest level for over a decade in July

Homeowners up and down the country flocked to secure cheap remortgaging deals ahead of the Bank of England’s interest rate hike this summer. In July, ther... read more

Why what you post on social media could stop you getting a mortgage

Banks, mobile networks and insurers are snooping on customers’ social media profiles before deciding whether to offer mortgages or other deals. Lenders have l... read more

How do we avoid losing a multi-million pound home to inheritance tax?

I am writing with one of life’s most wonderful problems to have: what to do in the case of a very valuable piece of London property.  My parents were lucky e... read more

How to be the Bank of Mum and Dad without damaging your own finances

Most parents like the idea of helping their children onto the housing ladder, and with tough conditions for first-time buyers, it’s no wonder that the Ban... read more

Gone fishing: How to track down the ideal riverside property for anglers 

 Fishing is not a glamour sport but thanks to the BBC2 series, Gone Fishing, which followed comedians Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse on their fishing trips, ... read more

Why wealthy homebuyers love a rectory: The classic British village homes in hot demand

 Rectories have a certain romance. Some of our best known authors — Jane Austen, John Betjeman, Alfred Lord Tennyson, A. A. Milne and the Bronte sisters live... read more

House prices remain steady despite August rate rise

House prices remained steady last month, despite the Bank of England’s widely-expected interest rate rise. The average price of a home in the UK rose by 0... read more

How do I get out of my Help to Buy loan I took out with my daughter?

I bought a new home with my daughter using Help to Buy four years ago.  My daughter wants her name removed from the mortgage loan, which we had under the Help ... read more

Help to Build instead of Help to Buy would have made homes cheaper

Five-and-a-half years ago a struggling Chancellor rolled the dice on the property market, with a move that was both inspired and economically daft. Help-to-Buy ... read more

Shoppers urged to check bank statements after Cardnet terminals take double payments

Thousands of shoppers, restaurant and pub-goers were charged twice last week when they used their credit and debit cards. Cardnet, which processes card payments... read more

Meet the Wonga wannabees: Britain cheered when the payday lender went bust….But beware its rivals

Wonga is no more — but there are still dozens of other payday loan firms out there. And complaints are rocketing. The Financial Ombudsman received nearly 11,0... read more

More than half of mortgage lenders have now passed on the interest rate hike to customers

More than half of mortgage lenders have now passed on the interest rate hike to customers By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 22:26 BST, 4 Sept... read more

Help to Buy has left us trapped!

Charles Malcolm and his partner Jessica Dawson were desperate to buy a house near their parents in Cove Bay, Aberdeen. The young couple had tried to scrape toge... read more

If you’re going away or need your pets looked after, a house-sitter could be the answer

Former finance professionals Neil and Karen Oddy, both in their 50s, have been home and pet-sitting for 18 months. They have visited new parts of the UK – and... read more

Is the Starling Bank personal loan any good?

Challenger banks are already stealing the spotlight in both the savings and current account market with better rates than their high street peers and clever mob... read more

Wonga collapse: What it means for current customers and those claiming compensation 

Payday lender Wonga collapsed into administration yesterday soon after it confirmed it had stopped taking new loan applications. The controversial lender said ... read more

One-in-three chance of London’s housing market crashing by the end of 2019, expert poll claims

There is a one-in-three chance of a ‘significant correction’ in London’s housing market by the end of 2019, a poll of experts suggest. Propert... read more

Are developers inflating prices of homes sold through Help To Buy?

When 27-year-old Lee Gornall and his fiancee Paige Augar saw posters for a block of new-build flats just around the corner from her grandmother’s house in... read more