HSBC launches lowest mortgage rate on market as 3.5pc loans edge closer
Earlier this month, the central bank reduced its headline Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5pc. With this month’s...
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Estate agents share their worst house selling mistakes – so you can avoid them
Liam Gretton runs Liam Gretton Estate Agents in the Wirral, but thought he was making a sensible decision using someone...
How a tiny Derbyshire village became the UK’s unlikeliest property hotspot
“But if you are coming from London it doesn’t seem like that much,” says Jake Brooks, of Hunter French estate...
The flood-prone village braced for Labour’s ‘major city’ plans
Villagers are no strangers to having their gardens filled with sewage during spells of wet weather, with portable toilets previously...
Forget the Cotswolds – buy a home in the Notswolds for half the price
Stamford has long been a draw. It was England’s first conservation area and has many trendy shops and pubs –...
House prices rise for fourth consecutive month as mortgage rates fall
Experts forecast the market to continue to rebound this year after the Bank of England cut interest rates for the...
how to find the next big house price hotspot
Similarly, you often find artists and creatives are fantastic at seeking out value, because they’re less constrained about things like...
Mortgage rates slashed below 4pc in fresh price war
Robert Gardner, chief economist at Nationwide building society, said: “Most people take out fixed-rate mortgages, which are largely driven by...
5 Worst East Coast Cities To Buy Property in the Next 5 Years, According To Real Estate Agents
Bet_Noire / Getty Images/iStockphotoWhen it comes to real estate, not all investments are created equal. While some cities are booming,...
‘I had to clear out 40 years’ worth of a stranger’s life from my new house’
That was the case for Niki Woods, who bought her cottage in Leeds last year. It had been in probate...
