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House prices are up 4.9% in the last year says ONS

House prices dipped 0.3 per cent in January compared to the previous month, official figures revealed today. The typical property price across Britain was £225... read more

My parents are buying a retirement flat from McCarthy & Stone

My parents are buying a retirement flat from the specialist developer McCarthy & Stone.  I am worried about the fees they might face – would they be char... read more

Property asking prices up 4.5% in March says Rightmove

Property asking prices jumped by more than £4,500 in March as buyers face up to a lack of supply resulting in sellers ramping up what they are listing homes fo... read more

Blaenau Gwent only place in UK with homes averaging less than £100k

Only one local authority area in the whole of England and Wales is yet to see average property prices pass the £100,000 mark, analysis claims. Blaenau Gwent in... read more

How by ‘porting’ your home loan, you could save thousands

Spring often sparks thoughts of a house move – and questions over what to do with the home loan.  But it is often the case that a home mover can take their e... read more

Mortgage payments compared to disposable income by region

Mortgage payments are at some of the most affordable levels seen in the last 20 years despite the Bank of England base rate rise in November. Typical home loan ... read more

Is it worth paying £2k to switch our mortgage before rates rise?

We are more than four years into our five-year fix – a 2.69 per cent deal from Chelsea BS that expires at the end of this year. Just before Christmas we decid... read more

Why you should be worried if your whole portfolio is rising

Why you should be WORRIED if your whole portfolio is rising: Here’s why you should hold investments you hope to lose money on By Rachel Rickard Straus for... read more

London suffers biggest annual decline in house prices since 2009

The cost of homes in the North West, South West and Wales have swelled by over three per cent in the last year. Honing down the locations of the biggest house p... read more

Banks shorten interest-free credit card deals – here are the best

January saw a bumper £1.62billion worth of credit card debt balance transfers, the highest figure since March 2006, according to new figures from UK Finance. I... read more

Tesco Bank cancel some customer credit cards amid fraud fears

By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:38 GMT, 8 March 2018 | Updated: 14:38 GMT, 8 March 2018 Tesco Bank has been forced to cancel a number of credit... read more

Homes on estate agents’ books fall to new record low – Rics

The number of homes on estate agents’ books fell to a new record low last month as the amount of new properties coming to the market and enquiries by house-hu... read more

UK house prices see slowest annual growth in five years at 1.8%

UK house prices bounced back slightly in February after two months of monthly falls, although annual growth was the slowest in nearly five years, new figures sh... read more

Families sold Help to Buy mortgages face a £1,050 fee hike

By Ruth Lythe for the Daily Mail Published: 22:56 GMT, 6 March 2018 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 6 March 2018 Under Help to Buy, borrowers are given a loan of up to 20... read more

Mortgage borrowers are being urged to grab a new home loan deal

  CHECK CURRENT DEAL Unless you are on your lender’s standard variable rate, leaving your current deal before it expires can lead to early repayment charges.... read more

UK house prices fall by over £1,350 in a month

UK house prices fell by over £1,350 in value on average over the past month, dipping for the first time since August last year, new figures show. The average p... read more

House buyer demand rises by 37%

Demand from prospective buyers looking for a new home jumped by over 37 per cent last month, new figures show. In the usual New Year spike in property market ac... read more

Three years to clear your credit card debts

Four million credit card customers could have their cards stopped if they only make minimum repayments New rules introduced to protect borrowers struggling with... read more

Three years to clear your card debts

By Ruth Lythe for the Daily Mail Published: 22:55 GMT, 27 February 2018 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 27 February 2018 Shake-up: The Financial Conduct Authority is intr... read more

New FCA rules force lenders to help credit card customers

Three million credit card borrowers could receive help repaying their loans, including interest and fees waived in some cases.  Credit card companies will be f... read more

Edinburgh and Manchester house prices to rise 30% by 2022

Property prices in some of Britain’s biggest cities – excluding London – will increase by up to 30 per cent in the next four years, a new repo... read more

New property ombudsman plan to make complaints simpler

Homeowners and tenants will find it easier to complain about poor treatment as the government has announced plans to set up a single property ombudsman.    T... read more

Tandem credit card pays 0.5% cashback with no fees abroad

Challenger bank Tandem has launched its long-awaited first product – and unlike rivals such as Monzo and Starling it’s a credit card rather than a c... read more

Most first-time buyers for 20 years but it’s a tough game

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ Depending on the evidence you choose, life is either good or bad for Britain’s first-time buyers ri... read more