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
‘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
TSB’s Classic Plus account will pay you 3% interest on up to £1,500 and up to £10-a-month if you maintain two direct debits and make 20 debit card payme... read more
It’s a mysterious number attached to your name that many of us know little about. But your credit score can have a huge impact on your life. Every time yo... read more
The average asking price for a property in the UK kept creeping up this month and more sellers have put their properties on the market, figures from a leading p... read more
Mortgages may currently be cheap, but it will not be long before rates start climbing. While this spells bad news for many homeowners, it represents a double wh... read more
American Express has lost a crucial legal appeal which could put some of its most popular rewards cards in jeopardy, including its British Airways credit card. ... read more
Skipton Building Society has launched a fee-free seven-year fixed rate mortgage for those with a 10 per cent deposit at a rate of just 2.99 per cent. The ston... read more
The odds of a young adult earning an average pay packet owning their own home have ‘collapsed’ in the last 20 years. In the 1990s, a worker aged bet... read more
Online estate agency Yopa has offered to waive upfront fees for any customer selling their home through the firm – but there’s a catch. If you opt f... read more
Homeowners could face a £500 increase in their mortgage bills this year, experts warn. Banks and building societies have started pulling their best deals after... read more
Savers putting aside money for their first home have just over two weeks to take advantage of a quirk that can add hundreds of pounds to their pot. The opportun... read more
In front of me is a terrace of five houses next to a wooded park. The only sounds I can hear are of birds tweeting and a plane taking off in the distance. But m... read more
Almost half of those who have taken out car finance deals – representing almost three million British drivers – don’t know how much they’... read more
The average price for a home across England and Wales has remained above the £300,000 mark despite sharp falls in London and the South East over the last year... read more
With many youngsters struggling to pay for university tuition fees and housing costs soaring, the older generation is increasingly stepping in to help out. Bu... read more
Stock market corrections are an unavoidable fact of life, temporarily blowing a hole in your savings and pensions. But there is no excuse when it comes to ens... read more
An increasing number of people are worrying how they will maintain their standard of living in old age, especially if they are still laden down with mortgage de... read more
A number of credit card providers have put blocks on customers buying cryptocurrencies on plastic in recent weeks. Lloyds – which also owns MBNA – became th... read more
The financial watchdog is investigating several firms offering second charge mortgages after evidence emerged over lax lending standards. It has come to light... read more
Sellers of high-end properties – mainly in the south-east of England – are having to slash their asking prices to force a sale, a leading survey sho... read more
Bob Withers and his wife Claire started using their credit card to get by when he lost his job of 30 years at the Ministry of Defence in 2001. It was a lifeline... read more
