Mortgages

Mortgage holders could be prevented from moving to a cheaper mortgage deal under new EU rules that start to come into force this Autumn.

Home buyers in Scotland will pay new tax rates when buying a property from today, which will see 50% of buyers pay nothing at all, according to the Scottish Government.

Spain's Banco de Sabadell has reached an agreement to take over British bank TSB it's been announced today, but its "business as usual" for TSB customers.

If you're a wannabe first-time buyer aged 16 or over, from this Autumn the Government will give you a cash boost towards buying your first home if you save into a new type of ISA, it was announced in today's Budget.

As she knelt at my feet I looked down and saw she was about to stick me with a sharp blade. But the next moment saw the podiatrist treating my ingrowing toenail ask the question that prompted me to write about the sheer power of mortgage overpayments.

Suppose I offer you a bet on the toss of a (non-rigged) coin. If you win you get £100, if I win you give me £1. Would you take the bet? Of course you would.

From Monday 26 January it could be more difficult to sell or rent your home as a new high street estate agent-led property portal is launching that restricts the number of websites its members can advertise properties on.