Home & Property

I'll never forget three women coming to speak to me, by chance one after another, after an Ideal Home Show talk. All were in their 40s-50s, all had lost their husbands in the last few months, and all were desperate: "I'm in dire straits, where do I start?"

Mortgage holders trapped on an expensive deal because lenders have become stricter have been given a glimmer of hope under new rules from the City watchdog.

The owner of a new system to pay for home improvements claims it will put an end to lost cash at the hands of rogue traders.

Property professionals saw house prices fall for the first time in a year last month and expect further declines as demand weakens, according to research today.

Borrowers with patchy credit records now stand a greater chance of getting a mortgage as lenders quietly introduce more 'sub-prime' deals.

Many older people find themselves asset rich and cash poor as they’ve low incomes but valuable homes.

Home information packs (Hips) will be consigned to history, the Government announced today.

Sellers can pay £300 more for their home information pack (Hip) if they get it from an estate agent, research out today shows.

Major mortgage lenders are offering to knock thousands of pounds off borrowers’ homeloans if they move their debt elsewhere.