Mortgages

First Direct has widened the availability of its highly-rated current account to include those on lower incomes.

A leading MP has urged the regulator to investigate whether Bank of Ireland is guilty of mis-selling after it announced plans to hike 13,500 customers' base rate tracker mortgages, even though the base rate hasn't moved for four years.

House prices saw their biggest year-on-year growth in more than two years during February, Halifax reported today.

More than 40% of local authorities across England will increase council tax bills, despite Government calls to freeze them, a survey has revealed today.

13,500 customers with a Bank of Ireland base rate tracker mortgage should brace themselves as rates will soar from 1 May, even though the base rate hasn't changed for four years. If hit, you can escape penalty-free.

Paying water bills on time could help you get a credit card, loan or mortgage, but missing payments may have a disastrous effect.

Private rent prices have fallen for the third month in a row as more first-time buyers are getting mortgages, a new report says.

More needs to be done to protect tenants and landlords from being ripped off by letting agents, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says.

Households in England will be able to spread their council tax payments over the full tax year, rather than over 10 months as now, from April.

Mortgage rates have hit a new low for those with a large deposit, but some of the eye-catching deals come with huge fees for borrowers to beware of.