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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 [...]

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 [...]

Barratt CEO predicts another year of growth

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 [...]

Forget to pay a bill? It could hurt your credit rating

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 [...]

Average house asking price jumps by over £2,400 in a month

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, [...]

Locked out of a home loan? Make sure computer says YES!

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 [...]

American Express British Airways Avios cards at risk

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 [...]

Skipton launches 7-year mortgage at just 2.99%

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 [...]

Home ownership rates among young people have ‘collapsed’

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 [...]

Online estate agent Yopa offers sellers no sale, no fee

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 [...]

Homeowners look to face a £500 increase on their mortgage

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 the [...]

Here are two tax breaks for first-time buyers

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 [...]

Tricks to keep your home safe from burglary

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 [...]

Britons oblivious to costs and risks of car finance deals

Almost half of those who have taken out car finance deals - representing almost three million British drivers - don't know how much they've borrowed [...]

Average England & Wales house price down 0.4%

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 older generation are stepping in to help youngsters

With many youngsters struggling to pay for university tuition fees and housing costs soaring, the older generation is increasingly stepping in to help out. But in [...]

Changing your mortgage could mean big savings

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 [...]

Eight keys to release equity from pensioners’ homes

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 [...]

Can I claim for cryptocurrency losses with Section 75?

A number of credit card providers have put blocks on customers buying cryptocurrencies on plastic in recent weeks.Lloyds – which also owns MBNA – became [...]

Have you been ripped off on your second charge mortgage?

The financial watchdog is investigating several firms offering second charge mortgages after evidence emerged over lax lending standards. It has come to light that borrowers have [...]

Sellers of high-end homes forced to slash asking prices

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 [...]

The pensioners who are £30,000 in credit card debt

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 [...]

UK house prices fall for second consecutive month

The average UK house price has fallen for the second consecutive month and annual growth has slowed as the property market continues to run out [...]

The pensioners who are £30,000 in debt

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 [...]

UK buyers get first dibs on London new-builds up to £350k

The Mayor of London has announced plans to give locals and UK-based homebuyers 'first dibs' on new-build homes in the capital priced at up to [...]

Will mum and dad’s home have to be used to pay care costs?

My mum is going into care due to dementia. Her and my dad own their bungalow and are tenants in common, each owning 50 per [...]

Top mortgage deals can be misleading, homebuyers warned

Borrowers have been warned once more to check the true cost of their new mortgage deal rates that top the best buy tables are 'misleading'.Trussle, [...]

Homes in cities are the least affordable since

Property prices in Britain's cities have become so high they are the most 'unaffordable' since 2007 when viewed against average annual wages.Increasing numbers of people [...]

Elderly and vulnerable homeowners risk losing their homes

More than 100,000 of Britain's most vulnerable homeowners are being rushed into taking on more debt by the Government, an insurer has warned.In 10 weeks, [...]

Has the decline in homeownership been halted?

Levels of home ownership are now similar to those seen in the 1980sOne of the defining features of Britain's property market over recent years has [...]

House price inflation in surprise jump to 3.2%: Nationwide

House prices across Britain increased by 3.2 per cent over the past year, to hit a new record high of £211,756, Nationwide's latest House Price [...]

Borrowers in denial over interest-only timebomb mortgages

Homeowners with an interest-only mortgage and no way to repay it when their term ends have been told stop burying their heads in the sand [...]

Discounted asking prices is making London a buyer’s market

A decrease in demand has widened the gap between asking and achieved home prices in London and other southern cities in the UK, new data [...]

M&S offers mortgages for the first time

M&S Bank is offering mortgages for the first time, having just launched a range of competitive deals - including several designed to help first-time buyers.Would-be [...]

John Lewis launches personal loans from 2.9%

John Lewis has launched a new personal loan, offering borrowers between £1,000 and £25,000.Rates start at 2.9 per cent on amounts in the popular £7,500 [...]

Homeowners who can’t redecorate without permission

Brush-off: Some residents are being forced to pay a fee to redecorate their homesFamilies are being asked to spend their life savings on contracts which [...]

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