Following years of stretched finances, some people are borrowing mortgages over longer terms.
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Category: Mortgage
Property chains collapsing amid tougher mortgage criteria – warning
More than one in four property sales fell through in England and Wales between July and September this year, research suggests.
Read MoreGen Z pay double in mortgage payments compared to older generations
High interest rates and rising house prices mean Generation Z are facing mortgage payments twice as high as the generations before them, new analysis has shown.
Read MoreMortgage costs ‘unlikely’ to return to low levels
The cost of borrowing money to buy a home is “unlikely” to return to the low levels seen over the past decade, the boss of the UK’s largest mortgage lender has said.
Read MoreMartin Lewis’ expert details how Brits with debt can still secure a mortgage
Martin Lewis and mortgage expert Andrew Montlake shared some out-of-the-box ways to get a decent mortgage deal despite debts or bad credit scores
Read MoreMidlands area where house prices plummeted by £40,000 in a year – check your postcode
Homeowners across the West Midlands have seen thousands of pounds wiped from the values of their properties over the last year.
Read MoreHouse prices close to record high, says Halifax
The average UK house price came close to reaching a record high last month as falling mortgage rates helped to boost confidence among buyers, according to Halifax.
Read MoreAlmost half of the self-employed struggle to get mortgages – here’s how to get accepted
Close to half of self-employed people who have applied for a mortgage in the past have had their application rejected, according to research.
Read MoreHuge shift in interest rate predictions as Bank of England chief says cuts could be more ‘aggressive’
“A bit more aggressive”. Four words from Andrew Bailey have tipped financial markets to now price in an interest rate cut at the Bank’s next meeting on 7 November, sending the pound tumbling as a consequence.
Read MoreMortgage AND rent paid by almost half of first time buyers
Some 45% of first time buyers have to pay both rent and mortgage payments at the same time because they cannot align the end of their rental contract with the purchase of their new home.
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