Property News

» House prices plunge 10.5% in a year
28/08/08 08:13 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years as potential buyers stay away from the market, figures from Nationwide have shown

» More London agents forced to quit
28/08/08 08:13 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
A Mayfair-based estate agent is to stop selling homes after 17 years. The collapse of the housing market has forced Blenheim Bishop out of sales

» I want to take a mortgage holiday
27/08/08 12:12 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
How will I be expected to pay back the missing months if I take a mortgage payment holiday while I am on maternity leave?

» Will care costs rob me of parents' home?
27/08/08 12:12 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
Can I set up a trust to stop the local authority taking the money from selling my parents' home to pay for their residential or nursing care?

» Should I sell with an 82 year long lease?
27/08/08 12:12 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
My flat has 82 years remaining on the lease. As I eventually want to move, should I sell while I still have a long lease?

» Moving house... and countries
27/08/08 12:12 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
My parents are selling up and moving to Ireland. What is the best way to transfer the proceeds from their sale into euros?

» Mortgage respite - but only for the well-off
27/08/08 08:01 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
A glut of lenders took a knife to their fixed-rate mortgage deals last week, but the best deals are only available to the well-off

» Deposits for best buys soar to £37k
27/08/08 08:01 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
Homebuyers need an average deposit of nearly £40,000 in order to qualify for a best buy mortgage deal, research shows

» House prices: 'No recovery for 8 years'
27/08/08 08:01 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
Some parts of the country will take eight years to recover from the current property slowdown, says a leading estate agency

» Will this stamp duty dodge work?
27/08/08 08:00 from This is Money | Mortgages & homes
If both parties to a property deal cut their prices by £250,000 to avoid stamp duty will they be able get away with it?