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Rents are back on the rise "unseasonably early" this year, lettings agents said today.
17 February 2012
10 February 2012
Interest-only mortgages could become harder to get, say brokers, after Santander raised the minimum deposit required to take out the loans.
9 February 2012
The number of homes repossessed by mortgage lenders last year fell to its lowest rate since 2007.
9 February 2012
The proportion of first-time buyers is set to rise slightly this year, but they could face a narrower choice of properties due to a lack of first-time sellers, a study suggests.
6 February 2012
House prices dipped by 0.2% in January, with analysts predicting the market could tilt further in buyers' favour over the coming months.
1 February 2012
House sales fell last year to one of the lowest totals recorded, figures from HM Revenue and Customs showed this week.
25 January 2012
Low to middle income earners will not see their disposable income approach pre-recession levels until 2020 at best, a report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation warned today.
23 January 2012
More than a third of people have cut back on their food spending in the last year to help cover their rent or mortgage costs, showing the "tough" choices faced by families, housing charity Shelter has said.
19 January 2012
Mortgage payments for new borrowers have reached their most affordable levels for 14 years, but only for those lucky enough to qualify for a home loan, research from lender Halifax has found.
16 January 2012
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