Lying for lending: families hide the truth to secure mortgages
Parents who fail to mention childcare costs in mortgage applications risk losing their home, warns Felicity Hannah.
Parents who fail to mention childcare costs in mortgage applications risk losing their home, warns Felicity Hannah.
Anyone taking a mortgage now is unlikely to regret the rate, experts say
Locking into a low rate now could mean saving money in the long-term
Chris Menon asks the experts for their property price predictions and finds it won't be all about London... and that rate rises could sabotage the forecasts
Rising property prices, living costs and rents have condemned people to living in properties where they no longer want to be. Samantha Downes reports
Help To Buy Isas were launched on Wednesday and offer a government bonus of 25 per cent of the amount you save
Andrew Hagger clarifies some common misconceptions about the Government's latest bid to boost UK home ownership
Consumers are tending to buy their first home later in life and need longer, more affordable repayment options
While rising house prices are making life hard for first-time buyers, there has probably never been a better time for existing borrowers looking to remortgage.
Number of graduates being forced to live with parents or in shared accommodation is continuing to rise, think-tank's report describes
An Independent reader's dreams for a decent retirement are shattered
There are thousands of borrowers out there who have yet to experience the consequences of a mortgage market where rates start to climb
Rents in England and Wales rose by 1.9 per cent in July to an average of £804
The housing market should go quiet in August but instead people have been acting like cheap loans won't last. Do we really have to rush, asks Simon Read
Headline-grabbing mortgage rates are often just that - once you add in high fees and read the fine print, they are not so attractive
One in six homeowners are considering remortgaging this year
One Independent reader was forced to put his family home on the market after being let down by a series of advisers and regulators
A vote-winning Budget promised less tax, greater savings flexibility, and government handouts for first-time housebuyers
Stamp duty will only go up on houses over £937,000
Post-crisis, older borrowers are beginning to struggle
Market turmoil last month was behind the fall in mortgage costs