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City house prices in cities have shot up 382% over the past 25 years from an average of ?35,209 in 1986 to ?169,707 in 2011, research from Halifax reveals. This exceeded the increase of 347% for the UK as a whole over the period. Truro, Westminster and Edinburgh were the cities...

The Chelsea has cut rates for its 90% loan to value loans and has also reduced them on its two-year and three-year fixed rate offset mortgages to 4.44% and 4.59% respectively. The fees on the products have also been cut and lower fee options have been introduced.

The Government introduced new tenancy deposit penalty rules which apply if you fail to comply with the statutory requirements when you take a deposit from a tenant. The new rules are expected to come into force in early April 2012. They will affect deposits which you are already...

One in five properties are for sale at less than the ?125,000 threshold making them stamp duty exempt, research from FindaProperty reveals. Around 70% of properties available for less than ?125,000 are houses, not flats. FindaProperty says this is due to a substantially higher...

Nearly 850,000 customers will see their mortgage rate rise from 3.5% to 3.99% on 1 May 2012 with Halifax mortgage rate rise (standard variable rate). The average balance of these customers is ?67,500 meaning a typical monthly payment will rise by ?16.40 as a result of the change....

The UK’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, is expected to raise its standard variable mortgage rate (SVR) from 1 May. The Halifax said the rise – from 3.5% to 3.99% – was due to the higher cost of raising funds for mortgages from both savers and the...

Skipton has launched a range of 3 and 5-year fixed rate mortgages available up to 95% loan to value. Both the 3 and 5-year fixed rate 95% LTV deals are available at a rate of 6.29% and come with application fees of ?195 and no completion fees. After the term of the product the...

The Lincoln property investor network (PIN) is a great opportunity for focused individuals who are in property or wish to begin investing in property, whether residential or commercial. The launch was last month at the Bentley Hotel in Lincoln on the 4th Thursday of the month at...