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NatWest gives flood victims three-month mortgage holiday
Families hit by floods will be given a three-month holiday from paying off their mortgages while they attempt to rebuild their homes. NatWest has ...
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Age UK quits equity release after Telegraph investigation
Age UK has closed its equity release advice service following a Telegraph Money investigation which uncovered controversial links between the charity and a ...
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Revealed in pounds and pence, the true cost of being a landlord
Rising maintenance costs are driving landlords into unprofitability, leaving a black hole in the finances of ordinary people who rely on property to ...
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Banks cash in on coronavirus by increasing mortgage rates
Some of Britain’s biggest lenders have hiked rates on their fixed-term mortgages despite a steep interest cut by the Bank of England designed to ...
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Property buyers urged to avoid 'free legals' as shoddy service adds thousands to mortgages
Home buyers are being forced to wait months for basic legal work to be carried out being prompted to use the free legal service ...
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Banks shun first-time buyers in favour of high earners
Banks are restricting the most generous mortgages to wealthy homeowners and shunning cash-strapped first-time buyers, a report by the City watchdog has said. New ...
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'Cheapest ever' equity release loans as demand for using houses like cash machines soars
Older homeowners can now release cash from their property more cheaply than ever before, as rates on equity release mortgages have fallen to ...
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Developers 'misled and took advantage' of people buying leasehold property, watchdog finds
Home buyers have been duped into signing up to expensive and unfair leasehold contracts by unscrupulous housing developers, a major investigation into the ...
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First-time buyer mortgage choice grows despite banks being warned over risky lending
The number of mortgage deals available to first-time buyers has reached its highest level since May 2019 as lenders brush off warnings from ...
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Government blunder hands ownership of Help to Buy website over to third party for £40k
An unknown party has bought a prominent Government website for £40,000 after a blunder allowed ownership of the Help to Buy domain name ...