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Gifts and loans from the Bank of Mum & Dad totalled £9.4 billion in 2023, according to the latest analysis from...

High interest rates are worsening the affordability issues at play in the housing market, the Halifax admits. It says that downward pressure...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

More customers than ever are opting for an initial fixed period of five years or more when choosing a mortgage, according...

When choosing a mortgage lender, customer service remains a “definitive priority” for borrowers, results from a Computershare survey found. Computershare, an Australian...

The range and number of mortgage products now available is almost at the same level as before the financial crisis. This is...

Homeowners remortgaged for an average of £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% of remortgage cases...

Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK.  Since 2003...

Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and...

House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...

UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...

House price inflation has hit double digits for the first time in almost two years with prices rising more than £20,000 in the...

Tomorrow will mark the seventh anniversary of 0.5% interest rates but property experts warn that cheap money won't last forever. The average...

Mortgage lending is enjoying its best spell for seven years after surging 12% year-on-year to £61.4 billion in the third quarter. The...

The buy-to-let mortgage market is on course for a busy end to a successful year as lenders jostle to bring more...

The number of mortgages for £1million or more has jumped by one-fifth in the last year. The sharp increase has been driven...

New figures confirm that buy-to-let continues to outperform the mortgage market but industry experts warn that the forthcoming tax crackdown may...

First-time buyers with relatively small deposits are finding it increasingly hard to get on the property ladder, new research shows. The typical...

Repossession rates have fallen to another new low but brokers warn that will quickly reverse when interest rates finally start rising. Repossessions...

Talk of an affordability crisis appears overblown as homes are now more affordable than in 1997, new research suggests. A combination of falling...

Record low interest rates couldn't prevent a decline in lending and house prices in April. UK house prices increased by 5.5% in...