News - This is Money | Mortgages & homes
- Will a doomsday scenario hit house prices?
- Mortgage rationing, job losses, a glut of sellers... is there really a doomsday scenario that could wipe 25% off the value of your home?
- How to cut the cost of your house move
- It's not easy to alleviate the anxiety of moving home, but you can at least reduce the cost. Explore these alternatives to save on your move
- House prices: What next?
- We analyse house price news and predictions and investigate what is next for the UK property market
- What next for mortgage rates?
- Are mortgage rates about to rise or fall and should you take a fixed or tracker deal? Predictions, tips and the best mortgage rates
- Top tips to avoid property renting scams
- We take a look at the renting scams that you may be caught out with unless you stay vigilant - including a new one targeting Gumtree
- How low could house prices go?
- Property prices could slump by up to a quarter by the end of 2012. We ask our panel of experts just how low could property prices go?
- What improvements help sell a house?
- Want to add value? A conservatory has been rated the most attractive feature when selling a house by estate agents
- Clydesdale borrowers can fight mortgage demand
- Homeowners have been hit with hefty bills by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank after it miscalculated mortgage payments. Here's how to complain
- Rock borrowers face huge charges to move
- Mortgage customers at Northern Rock's 'bad' bank will be hit with punitive charges if they want to move before their deal expires
- House prices fall as buyers stay home
- House prices are falling once again with the need for higher deposits and uncertainty over jobs deterring buyers, the Nationwide said today
- Buyers sue sellers for lack of privacy at mansion
- A couple are suing the previous owners of their home over the building of a road which they claim has cost them their privacy
- Would you buy a beach hut?
- Beach huts may be glorified sheds - but they hold their value. And you can now pick one up with mains electricity and running water
- Are you paying enough rent?
- Many people think they're paying too much rent, but as landlords feel the squeeze are you paying enough?
- Is Nationwide's rate hike fair?
- Nationwide is changing the terms of the mortgage we took out with the Portman before the societies merged. Can they do this?
- Do I still need to pay ground rent?
- My house is a leasehold property. Between 1979 and 2000 I paid ground rent to an elderly lady who came to collect it. But have heard nothing since
- Can I blacklist tenant who won't pay?
- My tenant has stopped paying rent. How do I inform the credit reference agencies so that other landlords won't suffer the same fate?
- Time to grow up about clever mortgages
- Innovations in mortgages have not only created traps for the naive, the over-optimistic and the ignorant but long-term trouble for all of us