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EU fines Mastercard £500m for causing customers to pay more in card payments

EU fines Mastercard HALF A BILLION POUNDS for restricting card payment competition which ‘harmed’ consumers and retailers Mastercard fined €570m b... read more

UK property market starts 2019 with smallest January rise in seven years

UK property market starts 2019 with smallest January rise in seven years as Brexit forces sellers in the South to lower price expectations Monthly prices rose 0... read more

Beat depressing Blue Monday by owning up to debt, experts say

Beat depressing Blue Monday by owning up to debt, experts say By Sally Hamilton, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:23 GMT, 19 January 2019 | Updated: 08:30... read more

Peer-to-peer firm Funding Circle beats revenue targets but expects more loan defaults

Peer-to-peer firm Funding Circle beats revenue targets but predicts loan defaults to be higher than previously stated P2P lender’s revenue and the value o... read more

HSBC cuts mortgage rates across its entire loan-to-value range as lender price war rumbles on

HSBC cuts mortgage rates across its entire loan-to-value range as lender price war rumbles on Bank cuts rates across its entire LTV range, reducing 31 different... read more

Mastercard will force companies to tell subscribers when their free trials end

Mastercard will force companies to tell subscribers when free trials end under new service that could help millions of consumers Citizens Advice say 2m Britons ... read more

Klarna: The company that lets you pay for your shopping a month later – is it a trap?

Type ‘Klarna’ into social media website Twitter and you’ll find people, mostly young, often female, praising and cursing in equal measure the ... read more

First-time buyers shrug off Brexit saga as Help to Buy Schemes encourage more to get on the ladder

A growing number of first-time buyers are shrugging off uncertainty surrounding Brexit and getting on the property ladder, new figures show. Help to Buy schemes... read more

Emoov set to relaunch just one month after going into administration

Online estate agency Emoov is set to relaunch under new management just one month after going into administration. Emoov will go back online later this month af... read more

Outlook for UK housing market is its worst in 20 years, says Rics

Hopes for the housing market have hit a 20-year low, a study has found, after sales slowed to a crawl. And surveyors across the country expect the slump to cont... read more

London house prices continue to fall as Brexit uncertainties remain

London property prices have continued to fall in the last year while growth in England remains lower than other countries in Britain, according to official figu... read more

Mortgage rates are cut in January sale as banks slice interest rates

Mortgage rates are cut in January sale as banks slice interest rates By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 00:06 GMT, 16 January 2019 | Updated: ... read more

Cost of moving home soared beyond £10k for the first time last year

The average cost of moving home in Britain surpassed £10,000 for the first time last year, according to new research. Those moving home collectively spent £9.... read more

Interactive Investor boss on plans for an IPO and TV-bundle pricing

Wilson says Interactive Investor has spent over £10million a year on average on reinforcing and adding to its existing propositions Interactive Investor aims t... read more

Thousands of mortgage prisoners given hope as financial watchdog promises to relax its rules

Thousands of mortgage prisoners given hope as financial watchdog promises to relax its rules FCA to remove barriers for mortgage prisoners switching to a cheape... read more

Britain’s tech sector clocks up £2.5bn of new investment in 2018

Britain’s tech sector clocks up £2.5billion worth of new investment in 2018 as it comfortably tops the table of European countries Britain’s tech s... read more

Property prices record surprise 2.2% rise last month Halifax data shows

House prices rose by just 1.3 per cent in 2018 but this year could prove stronger one after a better-than-expected December. Despite an escalation in Brexit con... read more

Borrowers who fixed mortgages two years ago could see rate more than double

Borrowers who fixed mortgages two years ago could see rate more than double if they don’t act as deals come to an end The average two-year fixed mortgage ... read more

Gatehouse launches Sharia mortgage alternative – but is it worth the extra cost?

Gatehouse Bank has launched a Sharia-compliant mortgage, known as a home purchase plan, to challenge the few lenders already offering Sharia home finance in the... read more

Household debt at ‘crisis level’ as it hits new high of over £15,000

Household debt at ‘crisis levels’ as it jumps above £15,000 – a third higher than before the financial crisis Excluding mortgages, debts hit ... read more

Half of homeowners overpay their loans as savings rates stay low 

Half of homeowners overpay their loans as savings rates stay low Making extra payments has the effect of reducing the term of the mortgage  Borrowers need to c... read more

M&S Bank new deal offers £7,500 loan at rate of just 2.8% – but your credit history must be spotless

M&S Bank new deal offers £7,500 loan at rate of just 2.8% – but your credit history must be spotless The loan period is between 12 and 36 months Some... read more

House price growth slows dramatically to weakest level in nearly six years, index finds

House price growth slumps to weakest in nearly six years as Brexit ‘smashes property market sentiment to smithereens’ Annual house price growth slow... read more

How to get out of debt in 2019: experts give their tips on how to get yourself out of the red

It’s inevitable that most of us will be tightening our belts after an expensive festive season. But some people will be looking to clear an accumulationÂ... read more