UK house prices have fallen unexpectedly in April for a second consecutive month, according to the building society Nationwide, as interest rate uncertainty and more…
View More UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a rowTag: Mortgage rates
Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties
Britain’s biggest building society has stopped granting mortgages on some properties where there is a high risk of flooding but said this affected only “a…
View More Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk propertiesLeading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’
At least five leading lenders increased rates on their fixed mortgage deals on Tuesday in response to “market uncertainty”, adding to pressure on homebuyers and…
View More Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home
When Richard Wise* moved from London to Margate in Kent three years ago, he did not expect to move again any time soon. But the…
View More ‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing homeUK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage ready
The weather is warming up, and so too is the property market, according to some reports – which may not be music to the ears…
View More UK first-time buyers: how to get yourself mortgage readyDiary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’
I started looking into buying a property in June 2022 – partly driven by my parents, who thought the £2,040 a month I was paying…
View More Diary of a first-time buyer: ‘Five brokers, four offers – but at last I’m a homeowner’‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financially
An annual gross income of £74,000 puts Scott, 28, a software engineer from Leicestershire, in the top 10% of earners nationally. But, he says, it…
View More ‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financiallySigns of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease
The housing market is expected to stage a recovery in 2024 after average UK house prices fell by only £4,000 last year, according to official…
View More Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls easeUK lender offers long-term mortgages that cut rates over time
A new lender is offering Dutch-style longer-term fixed mortgages where the interest rate comes down as the home loan is paid off. April Mortgages is…
View More UK lender offers long-term mortgages that cut rates over timeCut your mortgage and credit card bills: how to reduce your debt for 2024
Cash in on the mortgage price war There was some much-needed good news this week for homebuyers and those whose current mortgage deal is about…
View More Cut your mortgage and credit card bills: how to reduce your debt for 2024