Mortgages and Property News

The government has announced that home-buyers purchasing flats in buildings lower than 18m will no longer be required to provide safety details on external walls in order to get a...

Official figures released this week show that property sales in the UK reached record highs in June. Analysts suggest that it may signal the very peak of the housing boom.June saw an estimated 213,120...

There has been a sharp rise in house prices across the UK, with the North West of England seeing an annual increase of 15% to May.The North East of England, Scotland, and Wales also saw a rapid rise...

HSBC and TSB have each slashed mortgage rates to 0.94% for some borrowers, but the eye-popping deals don’t make financial sense for everyone.Last month, Platform, part of the Co-op Group, drew...

One in six people expects to still be making mortgage payments past the age of 65, six years beyond the average age for paying off the loans, a new report from Hargreaves Lansdown has revealed.The...

House prices in the UK have jumped 9.5% in the twelve months leading up to May, bolstered by the stamp duty holiday which is due to conclude at the end of this month.Prices have risen by over £22,000...

First-time buyers in England will be able to apply for discounts of up to 50% on new-build homes, under a new government scheme to boost homeownership among key workers and young people.The First...

Homeowners can reduce their mortgage interest rates to under 1%, using a new two-year fix from TSB.The 0.99% two-year fix-rated loan is available to homeowners remortgaging with 40% equity in their...

MPs have voted against capping the interest that mortgage lenders can charge leaving borrowers stuck on unusually high rates “disappointed, distressed and betrayed”.The amendment to the financial...

Buyers of energy-efficient homes can now earn up to £500 cashback on a mortgage from Nationwide.The UK’s largest building society is launching its new Green Reward mortgage to incentivise buyers to...