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UK house prices rise at healthy rate in March

UK house prices hit a new record high last month as they saw the biggest monthly rise since August last year, new figures show.The average [...]

Leading lender Mortgage Express admits to careless errors

Battling: Julian Watts claims that Mortgage Express was sloppyA leading lender has admitted to making a series of careless errors in court documents used to [...]

Virgin Money’s new credit cards to earn points for Virgin Atlantic flights

Virgin Money has unveiled two new credit cards that allow customers to collect Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for the first time.The two cards, Reward [...]

Virgin Money reveals two new credit cards to earn points for Virgin Atlantic flights

Virgin Money has unveiled two new credit cards that allow customers to collect Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for the first time.The two cards, Reward [...]

TSB stops borrowers moving to cheaper mortgages – due to an IT problem

By Alex Hawkes, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 31 March 2018 | Updated: 15:47 BST, 1 April 2018 TSB is stopping borrowers moving [...]

The 50 rural areas of the UK with the best quality of life revealed

The Orkney Islands in Scotland are rated as the rural district of the UK with the highest quality of life for the second year in [...]

House prices in the North on the up as London and the South falters

Property prices in the North grew at a faster pace than those in the South for the fourth consecutive quarter last month.Values in the North [...]

How cashback from websites can earn you money when you shop

You are missing out on free money if you shop online and don’t use cashback websites. These reward you with a percentage of what you [...]

How to perfect your credit score to get the best mortgage

Banks reserve their best lending deals for those borrowers with the highest credit scores.To give yourself the best chance of getting a top rate, make [...]

Why your Facebook profile could stop you getting a mortgage

Mobile phone giants and banks are using private companies to root through customers' social media profiles before issuing contracts and loans.A major Money Mail investigation [...]

How to perfect your credit score

Banks reserve their best lending deals for those borrowers with the highest credit scores.To give yourself the best chance of getting a top rate, make [...]

The credit cards that can actually make you money

Many of us are guilty of sticking with a bog standard credit card issued by our bank. But if you play your cards right, the [...]

Families facing a £30bn interest free credit card time bomb

By James Burton For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 BST, 26 March 2018 | Updated: 08:18 BST, 27 March 2018 Fears are growing over Britain's [...]

London property price inflation hits seven-year low

London house prices have seen the smallest rise in nearly seven years and are set to start declining this summer as already two fifths of [...]

Selling your house? Why you MUST paint the front door!

Buying or selling? It's time to brush up on your housing market knowledgeIf you're buying or selling a home this spring — or even later [...]

Don’t let an interest-only timebomb hit your home

Around one in five homeowners could be sitting on an interest-only mortgage timebomb.This type of loan was popular in the early Noughties, as they kept [...]

How to beat mortgage rate hikes: Seven cunning tricks to stop your repayments rocketing

On Saturday, we explained how switching all your household utilities away from firms that penalise loyal customers could slash up to £3,000 off your bills.Today, [...]

Check your credit score and avoid a mortgage shock

Credit history: Alisha Pandya had her application for a home loan rejectedYoung house-hunters hitting the estate agents this Easter are being warned to check their credit [...]

Beat the loyalty traps and slash £3,000 off your bills!

Today, Money Mail launches a major five-part series to help you beat the traps that cost families millions of pounds a year.If you’ve ever suspected [...]

Move fast for mortgage aid or risk being left out of pocket

By Ruth Lythe for the Daily Mail Published: 23:27 GMT, 20 March 2018 | Updated: 23:27 GMT, 20 March 2018 Ending soon: From April 5 [...]

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 £225,620 at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 onBy Rachel Rickard [...]

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 [...]

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.Interest-free [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

CHECK CURRENT DEALUnless you are on your lender’s standard variable rate, leaving your current deal before it expires can lead to early repayment charges. These [...]

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 [...]

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