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Help to Buy can get millennials on the property ladder two years quicker

Owning a home may feel out of reach for millennials, but research has found there are 14 British cities where it’s possible to save a 5 per cent mortgage... read more

5 flight booking myths busted from deleting cookies to booking direct

Booking flights can be extremely stressful as, for most of us, the way airlines price their flights is a complete mystery. There are frequent rumours that inter... read more

Providers slash 0% promotions on balance transfer cards by up to a third

Balance transfer credit cards were once a booming business for providers with intense competition pushing 0 per cent interest deals up to a bumper 43 months. J... read more

Is it worth it? Sally Hamilton on the Santander digital advice service

Is it worth it? Should you dabble in the stock market using Santander’s new DIY robo advice service By Sally Hamilton, Financial Mail on Sunday Published:... read more

Sunderland named as the best place for under-30s to live and work

Let’s hear it for the North. But, then, that might sound patronising to those who have long championed the virtues of life beyond Birmingham. So let’s be re... read more

Top credit cards to get now for interest-free spending at Christmas and rewards

The John Lewis Christmas TV ad is up and London’s Oxford Street lights are on, officially marking the start of the festive madness. While we are not ones ... read more

Mortgage rules are blocking first-time buyers and creating a generation of ‘rental prisoners’

Hopeful first-time buyers are being unfairly blocked from getting on the property ladder by regulators leaving them stranded in the rental market, a damning new... read more

The proof the North/South house price inflation divide is over

A distinct North / South divide emerged in the UK property market after the financial crisis slump, with a line between Bristol and the Wash, below which house ... read more

Building societies look set to offer 100% mortgages

A decade on from the financial crisis and mortgage lenders could be about to return to offering borrowers 100 per cent loan-to-value mortgages.  In a report on... read more

Brexit deal’s potential impact on Britain’s property market explained

Theresa May and EU officials are scrambling to cobble together a finalised Brexit deal in time for Sunday’s summit of European leaders. The 585-page draf... read more

The startling proof the North/South property divide really is over

Midlands market town Melton Mowbray knows that the way to Britons’ hearts is through their stomachs. Famous for its pork pies (made from hand-raised pigs)... read more

Call to bring back 100% mortgages for first-time buyers to help them get onto the property ladder

Call to bring back 100% mortgages for first-time buyers to help them get onto the property ladder By Louise Eccles for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 20 N... read more

Banks that offer personal loans BIGGER than your annual salary

Customers are being bombarded by banks with offers of personal loans larger than their annual salary. Money Mail has discovered banks are marketing loans with s... read more

Should you do shared ownership in London now you save on stamp duty?

Kevin and Rani have been together for four years and are expecting their first baby in spring.  They want to buy their first home before the baby arrives, but ... read more

The Foreign Office tells millions of British skiers that it won’t pay their medic bills

Many people wrongly believe that they can rely on the cards dubbed EHIC if they fall ill or are injured on holiday in Europe, writes Simon Lambert. But the bene... read more

Ten towns with the hottest property markets in the UK revealed

Blackpool, Lancaster and Durham’s property markets are among the fastest growing in the UK, new figures suggest.  Between the first and second quarter of... read more

Shared appreciation mortgage scandal set for court after borrowers join legal action

Around 130 borrowers who took out shared appreciation mortgages in the late 1990s are set to take Bank of Scotland and Barclays to court early next year. It fo... read more

Edinburgh is city with fastest selling property – but London has second SLOWEST market

Edinburgh is the city with the fastest selling property, while London languishes near the bottom of the pile, a new report shows. Homes in the Scottish capital ... read more

Reclaim your PPI premiums for free

If you have taken out a credit or store card, loan, catalogue credit, car finance or an overdraft, you like millions of others, could have been mis-sold payment... read more

Housing crisis set to continue as developers slow housebuilding ahead of Brexit

Britain’s housing crisis is not set to improve in the near future as official figures today revealed developers have slashed the rate at which they are bu... read more

Best locations for buy-to-let in the UK revealed

Despite a barrage of tax and rule changes making it harder to make money in buy-to-let, there are still pockets of the country where investors can find attracti... read more

It’s the Midlands’ time to shine as house prices in London fall

It has been well documented for some time that property prices in London and the South East are falling, even though many homes in these areas remain exorbitant... read more

Get a cheap sofa with a home loan: Mortgage lenders lure borrowers with cash incentives and freebies

Get a cheap sofa with a home loan: Mortgage lenders lure borrowers with cash incentives and freebies NatWest is giving free valuations for purchasers and cashba... read more

London property market slowdown sees Foxtons close six branches

Foxtons have closed down six branches over the summer in a sign that London-focused estate agents are increasingly feeling the impact of a slowdown in the capit... read more