Property

1m families struggle with home cost

May 16, 2013

More than a million struggling British families are spending at least a third of their income on housing costs, a think-tank has revealed

10 options for interest-only borrowers

May 15, 2013

If you are worried about being able to repay your interest-only mortgage, take control now

Today is Rent Freedom Day, one month late

May 11, 2013

It takes UK tenants 132 days working to earn enough to pay their annual rent. Homeowners pay off their mortgage a whole month earlier

MP disputes Ipsa mortgage claims

May 09, 2013

The MPs' expenses watchdog has launched legal action to recover £54,000 from an MP who claimed taxpayer cash to pay mortgage interest on a property in his constituency.

Average house price to hit £300,000

May 08, 2013

UK house prices could balloon by 30% because of the Government’s ‘reckless’ Help to Buy scheme.

Your options if you're struggling to pay off your interest-only mortgage

May 03, 2013

As a new report highlights how hundreds of thousands of people face a shortfall in paying off their interest-only mortgages, here's what you can do now if you're worried about yours.

Warning for interest-only borrowers

May 02, 2013

Homeowners on interest-only mortgages are facing a "wake-up call" after the regulator warned that up to half of these borrowers will not have enough money to pay their loans back

Customers face mortgage rate rises

May 01, 2013

Thousands of UK homeowners affected by a steep rise in Bank of Ireland (BOI) mortgage rates are being urged to make complaints.

Santander shrinks UK loan book

Apr 25, 2013

Banking giant Santander has continued its retreat from riskier parts of the mortgage market

Warning over mortgage guarantees

Apr 20, 2013

George Osborne's plans to boost home ownership risk skewing the housing market and leaving the Treasury with a significant hole in its coffers

Santander to write to 270,000 over SVR error

Apr 19, 2013

Santander must write to 270,000 mortgage customers, about a rise in its SVR cap in 2008 which wasn't communicated clearly

How to pay off your mortgage early

Apr 15, 2013

Halifax has declared today, the 13th of April, to be UK Mortgage Freedom Day.

April 13 is 'mortgage freedom day'

Apr 13, 2013

Homeowners have typically earned enough cash by April 13 to cover their mortgage payments for the whole of 2013, a report has found.

You are daft if you don't remortgage today

Apr 11, 2013

Many of us are holding out for massive savings before we consider remortgaging. And that's just daft.

Millions 'at risk of losing home'

Apr 11, 2013

Eight million people are estimated to be just one month's salary away from struggling to pay for their home