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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 22:26 BST, 4 Sept... 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
