With a Halifax mortgage you could have more money to spend on furnishing your new home, as Halifax may pay half the stamp duty

House prices have slumped more than 10% in Northern Ireland over the last year and "lack any movement" in the rest of the UK, official figures showed today.

Climbing home loan costs mean that it's essential to check the rate you're paying and check out better deals.

With the summer holiday season fast approaching, it's a good time to look at the charges you can incur when using your plastic abroad. Debit and credit cards may be a secure and convenient way to pay when you're away from the UK on holiday, but the associated fees and charges can vary considerably, so it's worth getting to grips with these before you head off for your summer break.

A last-minute dash by first-time buyers to beat a deadline on avoiding stamp duty sent house prices jumping 2.2 per cent last month, according to Halifax.

First-time buyers rushing to jump on the property ladder before the end of a stamp duty holiday helped house prices jump 2.2% in March, the Halifax revealed today.

The ombudsman has rebuked Halifax after it made a potentially "misleading" claim promising life-long insurance to pet owners.

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Eric Daniels and the old guard at Lloyds Banking Group have been denied bonuses for integrating HBOS because the board realised it would provoke a furore to pay them for a deal that destroyed so much shareholder value.

Homeowners are set to suffer rising interest rates as two mortgage lenders put rates up.

Around 40,000 borrowers are facing the threat of higher mortgage costs after Halifax raised a cap for those on a standard variable rate (SVR).

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It's been a hectic week on the savings front, with much of the activity in the ISA sector. However, away from the jostling in the tax-free best buy tables, there was an eye-catching return to the savings arena from Investec Bank.

We often hear how important it is to put money aside and to have some savings behind you, but when you take a look at the rates of interest on offer for many children's accounts, it's easy to understand why some parents just don't bother.