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Citywire Money: Home & Mortgage
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House prices down – and set to stay that way
House prices fell for the fourth time in five months in April, according to Nationwide.
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House price surprise: North boasts biggest rise as London slumps
The average house price in England and Wales is now £160,372.
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Would you pay half a million pounds for this garage?
A garage in Knightsbridge is on sale for £525,000 - that's three times the national average house price to you and me.
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House prices in England and Wales hit record high
The average asking price in England and Wales is now at an all-time high of £243,737 – up £1,237 on the previous record set four years ago.
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Interest-only mortgages: what will lenders do?
Lorna Bourke investigates whether we're sitting on another interest-only mortgage time bomb.
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House prices up but low sales numbers skew figures
House prices jumped 2.2% in March, according to Halifax, but the underlying trend suggests that prices are broadly stable.
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Mortgage rates are rising: but for who and why?
Update: Yet another bank has now hiked its mortgage rate. But who, by how much and are more increases are on their way?
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House prices up but 'clear divide between North and South'
House prices rose 0.2% in March, according to Hometrack.
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The truth about pensions: a home is not a pension
An Englishman's home may be his castle, but it's not a source of wealth you should rely on for your retirement, says Michelle McGagh.
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House prices: end to stamp duty holiday has 'dampening effect'
House prices fell 1% in March, which Nationwide said was predictable given the imminent expiry of stamp duty relief for first-time buyers.
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Q&A: why are banks clamping down on interest-only mortgages?
(Update) RBS is the latest bank to introduce new rules for interest-only mortgages. But who else has made changes and what do they mean?
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Is it time to fix your mortgage rate?
A number of mortgage lenders have hiked the standard variable rate (SVR) in recent weeks. Does this mean it's time to fix?
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House prices: biggest first-quarter rise since 2004
The impending end to the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers, however, could stifle the promising start to the year.
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Small rent dip provides little comfort to tenants
The cost of renting fell 0.6% in February, following a small rise in January. This is just the third monthly fall seen in over a year.
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Can your property replace the need for a pension?
A decade of rising house prices means many people have most of their wealth tied up in their home. So can property fund your retirement?
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'Newbuy' mortgages launched to help first-time buyers
The government's NewBuy initiative will help 100,000 first-time buyers side-step lenders' strict deposit requirements to get a mortgage on a new-build property.
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Halifax: house prices down but broadly stable
The prospects for house prices this year depend largely on events in the Eurozone, Halifax warned.
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UK house prices edge up as economy fears subside
House prices rose 0.6% in February, according to Nationwide.
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London leads January house price rise
The average house in England and Wales now costs £161,545, according to official figures.
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House prices flat as demand soars and supply stays scarce
House prices remained flat in February for the second month in a row, according to Hometrack.
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