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Quarter of people feel 'ripped off' by letting agents' charges says Shelter research

04 September 2012 09:35 AM

Almost a quarter of people feel they have been “ripped off” at some point in their lives by letting agents' charges, research from Shelter has found.

Payment holidays can be anything but a welcome break

02 September 2012 12:00 AM

The offer of missing a few instalments on a mortgage sounds generous, but it can also include some nasty surprises. Sarah Davidson reports

Spotlight On: First direct's 3-year fixed rate

01 September 2012 12:00 AM

The deal

'50,000 home owners are out of work'

30 August 2012 01:35 PM

One in 12 households with a mortgage is headed by an unemployed person, it has been revealed.

Cheaper mortgages will only help the rich or those who are long term homeowners

Mortgage approvals show slight recovery

30 August 2012 11:18 AM

Mortgage approvals recovered slightly last month after plunging to an 18-month low, Bank of England figures showed today.

Nationwide raises mortgage rates

28 August 2012 03:56 PM

Britain's biggest building society today announced plans to push up its mortgage rates for new borrowers.

Santander wrote to an estimated 300,000 mortgage customers on its standard variable rate to tell them their repayments would soar by 12 per cent from October – a rise four times the rate of inflation

More mortgage woes ahead for millions

25 August 2012 12:00 AM

More lenders will now be tempted to increase profits by raising rates in the coming weeks, experts warn

Spotlight on: Leeds' 5-year fixed mortgage

25 August 2012 12:00 AM

The deal

Santander increases mortgage rate

22 August 2012 03:25 PM

Thousands of Santander customers were facing a hike in mortgage costs today after the lender increased its standard variable rate by half a per cent.

Choice of mortgage deals shrinks, research finds

22 August 2012 12:33 PM

The choice of mortgages for people with a 10% deposit has shrunk by almost a quarter in six months, while the number of deals for borrowers with a 5% deposit has nearly halved, research found today.

Persimmon lifted by boost for first-time buyers

22 August 2012 12:00 AM

The latest efforts to kick-start a moribund mortgage market for first-time buyers are finally gaining momentum after a slow start, the boss of housebuilder Persimmon said yesterday.

Mortgage loans up in June

21 August 2012 12:00 AM

Banks and building societies handed out £12.7bn in mortgage loans during July as the homes lending market picked up by 8 per cent after a Jubilee-affected June, according to statistics from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

Interest-only mortgages are much harder to obtain than they were during the market boom

Mortgage market still 'see-sawing'

20 August 2012 11:24 AM

The mortgage market has continued to “see-saw” this summer after new figures showed an 8% rise in lending between June and July.

Schoeneich needs to work out how much she will need to save and for how long

Wealth Check: 'How can I save for a house deposit?'

19 August 2012 12:00 AM

With a tiny debt and fledgling savings, an analyst is now planning to buy a home, but she mustn't lose sight of her retirement needs, say advisers

Money Insider: First-time buyers boost for flagging mortgage market

18 August 2012 12:00 AM

A surge in new mortgages to first-time buyers was the only bright spot among the latest official mortgage figures released this week. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) numbers for June were nothing to get excited about, with total lending down 6 per cent on last month at £11.7bn and 7 per cent lower than last June.

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