Mortgage lenders cut rates as house prices bounce back for Easter
House prices are set to bounce back in spring as lower mortgage rates lure buyers back into the market.The number...
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Lawmakers should ‘come down on estate agents like a ton of bricks’, Lords say
In England, estate agents do not need any professional qualifications, licences or prior training. It is an outlier compared to...
the house names that come with the highest prices
Houses named the Old Rectory were worth on average £200,000 more than properties titled the Old Vicarage, which are typically...
Why it’s Tony Blair’s fault that you cannot buy a house
Again, the unaffordability of housing in London is both a symptom and a cause of Sir Tony’s toxic economic legacy,...
The one last big mistake that Michael Gove is determined to make
Furthermore, the bill is the latest in a string of anti-landlord and anti-property investor policies that have punished second home...
Dear Phil Spencer, is commuting to London from Devon a terrible idea?
In his regular column, The Telegraph’s property expert Phil Spencer has provided advice on running buy-to-lets, how to boost your house price and the property...
The British cities where property sales are soaring
House prices in the Essex city have fallen in the last year, from £421,765 a year ago to now £415,546,...
Financial crisis rules ‘holding back housing market’
UK Finance has called for banks to be allowed to issue more loans to buyers borrowing more than 4.5 times...
Hunt forced to abandon plans for first-time buyer giveaway
House prices have risen by more than 30pc in that time, meaning many young people are forced to pay a...
Plans for 99pc mortgages scrapped after backlash from banks
On top of this, Mr Cook estimated that the rate on a 99pc mortgage could be around 0.5 percentage points...
