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Confidence high in housing market in spite of coming election

Homebuyers are not being put off by the prospect of an impending general election according to the UK's biggest property website, Rightmove.co.uk.

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End of the road: Many leases on properties bought decades ago are coming up for renewal

Beware the menace of the expiring lease

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Flat-owners who let the the terms of their leases fall below 80 years could find the costs of extensions are high. Chiara Cavaglieri says now is the best time to renew

Skipton makes first move in a rate rise rush for societies

Saturday, 23 January 2010

The days of rock-bottom mortgages may be over once one of the biggest lenders hoists its standard variable rate.

Mortgage lending 'surprisingly strong'

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Mortgage lending jumped by 14 per cent during December as people rushed to buy a home before the Government's stamp duty holiday ended, figures showed today.

Deal Of The Week: Principality Building Society's fixed rate mortgage

Saturday, 16 January 2010

It may only be the middle of January but we have already seen a number of lenders reduce mortgages rates this year. Among them is Principality Building Society. It has launched a mortgage that is fixed at 3.44 per cent until 31 March 2010, which is market-leading over a two-year term. There is a £999 arrangement fee and an early redemption charge applies during the fixed term.

New home mortgages at 13-year low

Thursday, 14 January 2010

The increase in affordability is due to mortgage rates continuing to fall as competition returns to the market.

Fall in cost of fixed-rate mortgages

Tuesday, 12 January 2010

The cost of fixed-rate mortgages fell during December as competition in the market began to increase, figures showed today.

7% jump in number of mortgages on market

Monday, 11 January 2010

There has been a 7 per cent jump in the number of mortgages available since the beginning of the year, figures showed today.

Chris Ginnelly, 35 and his wife, Clare, 36 are enjoying a rate of 2.47 per cent above the base rate after taking the plunge with a lifetime tracker mortgage from Woolwich.

Lender squeeze makes tracker deals appear more attractive

Sunday, 10 January 2010

But a mortgage that follows the base rate has its own risks, write Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight

Zorgvliet Vineyard Estate and Spa, near the university town of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. For £6,000, you get a week every year in a five-star room - plus a case of wine - in the vineyard's lodge

South Africa can offer good hope to property investors

Sunday, 10 January 2010

The rainbow nation has warm weather, an outdoor lifestyle and the chance to turn a healthy profit on property investments. Julian Knight reports

Negative equity forces rowing couples to continue living under same roof

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Last Monday marked a peak in the number of couples starting divorce proceedings as fragile relationships collapsed under the strain of the Christmas break, according to website divorce-online.co.uk. The UK already has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, with nearly 12 divorces per 1,000 married people, but the site predicts a two per cent rise in the divorce rate this year because of money worries caused by the recession.

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