Property

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

Mortgage fees 'soar to new high'

Apr 09, 2013

Banks and building societies' mortgage fees have soared to a new high, despite Government efforts to make borrowing easier

Mortgage application fraud up 9%

Apr 09, 2013

Increasing numbers of home-buyers are falsifying credit and job histories in order to get a mortgage, new figures reveal

Councils given £9.5 million to crackdown on social housing fraud

Apr 05, 2013

Housing Minister wants to help councils weed out those that are cheating the social housing system.

'U' street homes top prices list

Apr 05, 2013

Properties in streets beginning with a U tend to be worth more than those starting with any other letter of the alphabet, a study has found

Bedroom tax 'costs more to enforce'

Apr 05, 2013

Implementing the controversial "bedroom tax" in Northern Ireland would cost more than the policy is designed to save, research has found

Mortgage rates 'set to fall again'

Apr 03, 2013

Mortgage rates are set to tumble further in the coming months as Government efforts to unblock the flow of credit have an impact, a Bank of England survey of lenders found.

Homeowners pay off another £8.6bn

Apr 03, 2013

Britons reduced their mortgage debt by £8.6 billion in the last three months of 2012 as housing market activity remained subdued by historic standards, a Bank of England report has found.

Five flaws in Help to Buy!

Mar 28, 2013

All that glitters isn’t gold when it comes to the Chancellor’s great housing hand-out

'Bad maths' behind new homes bonus

Mar 27, 2013

Government claims that 140,000 new homes will be built in a decade as a result of a new funding scheme were based on bad maths and poor research, according to a public spending watchdog.

Mortgage approvals down in February

Mar 26, 2013

The housing market relapsed in February as mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to their lowest level in seven months, industry figures show.

Second homes row over mortgage plan

Mar 22, 2013

The Government's mortgage guarantee scheme has been plunged into confusion amid claims it could be used to buy second homes

Lenders change interest-only rules

Mar 22, 2013

Interest-only mortgages will be even tougher to come by from next week as two major lenders announced plans to limit their availability

Could older homeowners face repossession?

Mar 19, 2013

Research finds 52,000 older homeowners on interest-only mortgages, with a tiny slice of equity, and a mortgage due to expire soon. What can they do?

Second steppers 'need more help'

Mar 09, 2013

Three in five people aiming to take their second step on the property ladder over the past year have found themselves stuck on the first rung, research has suggested. Three-quarters of struggling...