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Our mortgage offer fell through after a standing order bounced - it cost us "4, 000
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (695+ words) Dominic and Adele Watts were just days before exchange when their mortgage application was rejected A couple who spent "4, 000 on fees when buying a "519, 995 family home say they were left in a "blind panic" after their mortgage was pulled just…...
I bought a one-bed flat in 2006 for "180, 000 - I've just made a "32, 000 loss
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (962+ words) Carole Weale says she would not buy another leasehold flat again after experiencing issues with selling the property In 2006, Carole Weale bought three buy-to-let properties that she thought would grow in price and could eventually be sold to help her…...
I managed to buy my first home for "350, 000 at 53 - here's how
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (790+ words) Julie Thomson was able to get on the property ladder after receiving some funds from her mother Julie Thomson has rented all her life and never thought owning a home would be possible for her. Yet, finally at the age…...
My landlord is selling our flat. What's the best way to buy it off him?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (746+ words) A reader wants to know if they can get a discounted mortgage when buying the property they rent Is the mortgage market turbulence getting you down? Have you got a mortgage-related question you need answering? Email in, and we will…...
Mortgage costs to drop "100 a month by start of next year
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (366+ words) Mortgage rates could drop from their current levels if the ceasefire remains in place Households could see mortgage costs drop "100 a month by the end of the year if the ceasefire in the Middle East holds, according to projections by…...
I own more than 25 buy-to-lets. I'm selling nine after mortgage hikes and tax changes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) Landlord campaigners are calling on the Government to U-turn on a planned tax increase for the sector, but rental groups argue this is not the right approach Arthur Dallimer bought his first property at 18 back in 2014. Now, 12 years later, he…...
The stagnant housing market should fix our obsession with seeing homes as investments
1+ week, 6+ day ago (552+ words) Your house might not outperform an investment fund - but crucially, you can't live in one The direction of the property market is a divisive topic. If you look at any social media platform, you'll find a myriad of posts telling…...
We spent "150, 000 downsizing to our daughter's garden - our bills are just "400
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (839+ words) Chris and Jan Woods can now help out more with their three grandchildren and will have support in their later years Chris Woods, and his wife Jan, decided to downsize from their three-bedroom house in Basildon, Essex, when Jan was…...
For 5. 2 million homeowners, the UK's mortgage crisis is about to get even worse
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (945+ words) Food prices are also set to rise higher than expected The economic fallout of the US war in Iran was laid bare on Wednesday as the Bank of England warned more than a million households are likely to be dragged…...
Why renters, savers and homeowners shouldn't panic
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1014+ words) There is no way to sugarcoat the economic fallout of the Iran conflict Want to understand what's really going on in Britain, and how we can fix it? There is no way to sugarcoat how serious the economic fallout of…...