When Clive Allen bought his four-bedroom Victorian property four years ago, it needed a new roof, windows, plumbing and electrics. Clive, 45, didn’t know ... read more
Jo and Mark Darbyshire thought that their five-bedroom property near Bolton would be the perfect place for the kids to grow up in. At £400,000, it was expensiv... read more
True cost mortgage calculator – compare deals on both rates AND fees By This Is Money 12 shares 20 View comments Our True cost mortgage calculator allows ... read more
Ten tips for buy-to-let: the essential advice for property investors Our buy-to-let guide explains the essentials of property investment Regularly update guide ... read more
House builder Taylor Wimpey pitted itself as one of the good ones when it set aside £130million to put right the situation it had created for thousands of Brit... read more
It’s a common argument across the land – just how many new builds have shot up in your area in recent times, perhaps causing traffic havoc or puttin... read more
Stamp duty is a major bill for those buying a home but puts more of a burden on some buyers than others. While first-time buyers get a stamp duty exemption and ... read more
The UK’s estate agents called for cuts to stamp duty to help buyers climb the property ladder today, as official figures showed house price growth slowing... read more
The UK’s estate agents called for cuts to stamp duty to help younger buyers today as official figures showed house price growth slowing to a five-year low... read more
Many people don’t really view an overdraft as a form of debt – but it is and it could be costing you or someone you know a lot of money. Living in a... read more
The scourge of repossessions seen in the 1990s housing crash is set to return, experts warn Recent changes to a key state benefit are primarily to blame, say ex... read more
Most expected the Bank of England to hold interest rates at 0.75 per cent last week following a rise in August – but what may come as a surprise is how li... read more
The housing market is showing some positive signs as asking prices have bounced back and activity is picking up again in London after two years of decline, esta... read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
