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New Zealand bans overseas buyers from buying property

New Zealand will ban overseas buyers from buying existing homes in the country in a bid to stop house prices from soaring.Labour prime minister-elect Jacinda [...]

Homegrown offers chance to invest in property development

A new crowdfunding platform is allowing retail investors the chance to back residential property developments by investing as little as £500.The start-up, called Homegrown, is [...]

People in debt could be given a six-weeks grace period

People in serious debt could be given a six-week grace period where they are not charged interest, penalty fees or threatened by enforcement action in [...]

John Redwood explains the FTSE 100

What is the FTSE 100? Investor and MP John Redwood explains what it is and why it matters to you even if you don't investBy [...]

Why Hilton Honors has best reward credit card for spending

If you are about to buy a big ticket purchase for your home, perhaps some white goods, a new sofa or a television, then you [...]

Should I pay more to get out of my mortgage early?

I am currently one year into a two-year fixed-rate mortgage on a rate of 2.7 per cent with the Coventry Building Society.We have plenty of [...]

London and the West Midland lead summer house price falls

House prices dropped across Great Britain in the third quarter of 2017 with London and the West Midlands property markets suffering most.Research suggests that prices [...]

Greedy home insurers use tax rises to hike cover by 50%

Insurers are hitting homeowners with outrageous price hikes that are up to 25 times higher than they can justify.In some cases, they are raising premiums [...]

UK house prices up 5% in August amid shortage of homes

Average UK house prices kept rising in August, adding more than £1000 in just a month, as fewer properties coming onto the market propped up [...]

Stamp duty cut on the cards for first-time buyers

The Government is considering slashing the tax payable by first-time buyers when they take their first step onto the property ladder, according to reports. Stamp duty [...]

Property prices jump by a three year-high to 1.1%

Asking prices increased by £3,432 on average in October compared with the previous month, new figures suggest. According to the latest index from property site Rightmove, the hike [...]

TSB’s no-fee deal on 28-month interest-free credit card

Interest-free credit card deal offers 28 months on balance transfersTSB credit card will refund the fee for moving balances from other cardsBy Laura Whitcombe For [...]

Buying a new build? Here’s how to get it right

Moving into a brand new home is supposed to be hassle free but all too often we hear tales of delays, shoddy workmanship, leaks, cracks [...]

Looming interest rate rise slams the breaks on house sales

A looming interest rate rise and 'overpriced' homes going up for sale in London and the South East means the country's 'subdued' housing market looks [...]

Spa and waterside towns are happiest areas of the UK

It seems that proximity to water is the key to a happy town, if the latest quality of life survey is accurate.Spa towns and ones [...]

Interactive ONS map shows property prices by square metre

Property in the priciest area of England and Wales cost a huge 25 times as much as in the cheapest spot, according to a new [...]

Young buyers worst hit by rising mortgage rates

By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 23:01 BST, 10 October 2017 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 10 October 2017 Many lenders have pulled their [...]

Mortgage lenders race to raise rates

More than 20 lenders have hiked their mortgage rates in the past month as fears of an imminent rise in the base rate grow, prompting [...]

Thousands of low-income pensioners risk losing their homes

An estimated 135,000 low-income homeowners are at risk of losing their homes as the government gears up to bin a key benefit known as support [...]

High house prices lock 80% in South East out of new homes

Four in five households are priced out of buying a bog standard newly-built home in London and the South East because house prices are so [...]

Why do financial markets move up or down

Why do asset prices move? Is it just down to investors reacting to the day's news or is something else at play...By Rachel Rickard Straus [...]

Fears for the bungalow go up another level…

In the past 30 years, the number of bungalows built each year has dropped There was once almost 30,000 built annually but last year there was [...]

How to lock into a low mortgage rate

Mortgage experts are urging homeowners to ensure they protect their finances as soon as possible from future interest rate rises.They believe most borrowers should lock [...]

House prices up 4% as market is propped up by shortages

The average cost of a home in Britain was 4 per cent higher in the three months to September, compared to the same period a [...]

Halifax mortgages for self-employed with one year’s income

Borrowers who have been self-employed for just one year will be considered for a mortgage by Halifax after it revealed it had relaxed its income [...]

The best cashback credit cards that reward your spending

MBNA scrapped two of its popular cashback and rewards credit cards last week, with such deals seemingly facing extinction. Indeed, Rachel Springall, finance expert at moneyfacts.co.uk, [...]

AA offers freebies like spa treatments with personal loans

AA offers freebies like spa treatments and romantic hotel getaways with personal loansBy Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:55 GMT, 3 October [...]

First Direct pays current account switcher £125 cash

First Direct has ramped up its sign-up bonus to £125 as banks continue to use tempting cash carrots to entice customers away from rivals.The move [...]

Fix your mortgage at 1.55% for FIVE years

Mortgage rates have never been lower but repeated warnings of an imminent interest rate rise from the Bank of England are likely to push them [...]

London house prices at high risk of a bubble, says UBS

London is among the global cities with property markets most at risk of being in a bubble, according to a new report from influential financial [...]

NatWest launches UK’s first online paperless mortgage

NatWest has launched a paperless mortgage allowing borrowers to arrange their mortgage or remortgage entirely online for the first time.The online service is the first [...]

Get £25 to spend at M&S with the Reward Plus credit card

M&S Bank is giving new credit card customers up to £25 to spend in store or online when they open a Reward Plus card account.Cardholders [...]

Burnham-on-Sea estate agents conspired to rip-off sellers

When it came to selling the home they had lived in for 30 years, Colin and Ann Erskine felt they'd made the right choice in [...]

Lloyds Bank’s best-buy low APR credit card charges 5.7%

By Emma Gunn for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 08:52 BST, 25 September 2017 | Updated: 08:52 BST, 25 September 2017 Lloyds Bank has dramatically dropped the rate on [...]

Conjure up a magic mortgage by 2% or less

Two per cent. That is the magic number all mortgage borrowers are urged to beat this autumn after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said [...]

When you Move plans to drag conveyancing into the tech-age

Anyone who has gone through the process of either buying or selling a property in the UK will know that estate agents, mortgage brokers and [...]