UK Mortgages

Term Life or Mortgage Life Insurance: Which Do You Choose?

Daley James Francis | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Daley James Francis

Everybody knows how important it is to have life insurance, particularly if you have beneficiaries such as a partner or children. The peace of mind that comes from being covered with a great policy cannot be underestimated.

Budget Promises a Home Ownership Revolution

Damian Collins | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Politics
Damian Collins

Beer drinkers may raise a glass to the Chancellor tonight, and drivers filling their cars with petrol will be pleased to hear that there will be no further increase in fuel duty, but people aspiring to become home owners are the real winners of this year's budget statement.

Charlie Thomas

Is This The Start Of The Property Market Recovery?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK

House builder Taylor Wimpey brought some much needed positivity to its sector on Monday after it announced its group full year operating profit should...

Millions Face Monthly Struggle To Keep Roof Over Their Heads

PA | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK

Around 7.8 million Britons are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, showing a sharp increase on a year ago, a charity has warne...

First-Time House Buyers Reaches Five-Year High

PA | Posted 29.12.2012 | UK

First-time home buyer numbers reached a five-year high in 2012, helped by improvements in affordability, a study has found. However, the average ag...

The Most Expensive Streets In England And Wales

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK

Egerton Crescent in south-west London is the most expensive street in England and Wales, with homes there typically costing a cool £8.1 million, a st...

Banks Are Lending More, Says Merv

Press Association/The Huffington Post | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK

The Bank of England has said there are signs that banks are starting to lend more cash to struggling businesses and households. Borrowing rates are...

Nationwide To Push Up Mortgage Rates For New Borrowers

PA | Posted 28.08.2012 | UK

Britain's biggest building society today announced plans to push up its mortgage rates for new borrowers. Nationwide is making increases of 0.3 per...

Creditworthy Move? Tesco Bank To Launch Mortgage Deals

PA | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK

Tesco Bank will launch its long-anticipated push into the mortgage business next week, with some market-leading deals which also offer customers Clubc...

More Misery For First Time Buyers As Mortgage Approvals Slump

PA/The Huffington Post | Jessica Elgot | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK

Banks are closing the doors on more and more first time buyers, with mortgage approvals at a 18 month low, figures revealed on Monday. The Bank of...

For Richer, For Poorer

Owen Roberts | Posted 08.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Owen Roberts

These days, weddings are an expensive business, but for some unfortunate couples, getting married can cost much more than just the big day. But marriage can be a case of till debt us do part if the two people concerned don't discuss their finances before they tie the knot.

House Prices Fall But At Slower Rate

Posted 13.03.2012 | UK

House prices fell in February but at the slowest rate in 18 months as sales continued to rise, a new report has revealed. A balance of 13% of estat...

Two MORE Banks Announce Mortgage Rates Rise

PA | Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have become the latest lenders to announce mortgage rate rises, affecting 30,000 customers. The banks' standard vari...

Quo Vardis - The Usual Suspects

Phil Shanks | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK
Phil Shanks

Many years ago when the world was flat and I was much younger I trained to be a soldier. Since I was not the most disciplined of officers I spent a good deal of time on guard duty.

Payback As Consumers Choose to Shrink Debts

PA | Posted 31.01.2012 | UK

A record £400 million was repaid from personal borrowings in December as consumers continued to shrink their debts, the Bank of England has saidy. ...

Millions Cutting Back On Food To Afford Household Bills

PA | Posted 18.01.2012 | UK

More than a third of people have cut back on their food spending in the last year to help cover their rent or mortgage costs, showing the "tough" choi...

House Prices Fall To Lowest Level Since July 2009

Posted 06.01.2012 | UK

House prices in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since July of 2009, according to the Halifax. Prices slid 0.9% in December, following a 1% de...

Economists Still Fearful In Spite Of Surge In Mortgage Approvals

Posted 04.01.2012 | UK

The number of approvals for new house purchases has defied expectations by rising to its highest point in almost two years, but economists warned of d...

Mortgage Market Sees Surprise Bounce As Approvals Hit Two-Year High

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK

The number of approvals for new house purchases has defied expectations by rising to its highest point in almost two years, but economists warned of d...

Most Expensive Street In England And Wales Revealed

PA | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK

Nestled close to Kensington Palace, Campden Hill Square in the heart of London's Holland Park has been named as the most expensive residential street ...

The Route to Being Mortgage Free is Paved With Spreadsheets!

Ros Satar | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Ros Satar

I have a confession. I am a Mortgage-Free Wannabe and a spreadsheet addict. Well there are worse things one could be addicted to.

Ned Simons

Shapps On Twitter, John Humphrys And Being Corrected By John Prescott

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK Politics

"I am delighted to be the man from Dyno-Rod in this instance," grins Grant Shapps when mulling over the nickname reportedly given to him by David Came...

Britons Cut Back Mortgage Debt By Record £9bn

PA | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK

Britons reduced their mortgage debt by a record £9.1 billion during the second quarter of the year, official figures have shown. A sluggish hou...

The Government and Bank of England Have Got It Wrong: Interest Rates Must Rise Immediately To Control Inflation

Peter Martindale | Posted 24.12.2011 | UK Politics
Peter Martindale

Interest rates must rise by five percent now, not stay low nor creep up a little at a time, or they, and inflation, will be at 15 or 20% soon. Altho...

Over Half Of Tenants 'Trapped Renters'

PA | Posted 23.12.2011 | UK

More than a quarter of tenants who feel "trapped" in the rental system are aged over 40 and risk becoming "OAP mortgagees", a study has found. Righ...