Halifax to impose new 70-year age limit on thousands of mortgage borrowers
David Hollingworth, of brokerage London and Country Mortgages, said Halifax’s move comes as banks show caution around the risks of...
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Flat owners saved from massive insurance bills that soared after Grenfell
Speaking at Old Kent Road fire station, Mr Roe said: “I would take this opportunity to implore building owners and managers,...
House prices to bounce back quicker than expected
House prices have risen for the fifth month in a row, according to separate data from Halfiax published on Thursday,...
How to avoid ever-changing planning permission red tape
For everyone else there is greater freedom thanks to the system of permitted development, which allows homeowners to build without...
How planning chaos built a failing housing market
A damning report into the health of Britain’s housebuilding sector pulled no punches on Monday, as the competition watchdog raised...
How planning chaos built a failing housing market
A damning report into the health of Britain’s housebuilding sector pulled no punches on Monday, as the competition watchdog raised...
Jeremy Hunt’s 99pc mortgages will end badly for taxpayers
The main reason quoted by then chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing his earlier 95pc mortgage support scheme was to boost...
How to invest in property – without becoming a landlord
This challenge has become more apparent in recent years after the Brexit vote and the pandemic, when investors withdrew their...
Agents called in to sell off Barclay family properties on Sark
A member of the Barclay family has called in estate agents to sell off more than 100 properties on Sark,...
Michael Gove’s home extension shake-up risks middle-class ‘civil war’
Lawyers said Mr Gove’s new rules could also undermine the common “rights of lights” law, which entitles a property owner...
