Recent Finance News - Mortgages

Record drop for property prices - but they're stabilising

Record drop for property prices - but they're stabilising

The biggest ever decrease in house prices has been recorded by the Nationwide Building Society. Property prices dropped by 12.4 per cent year-on-year, which comes after one of the nation's biggest building company has had to almost halve the asking prices on new homes.

Raise your home's value with a spade

Raise your home's value with a spade

If the view from your back door is a jungle or a concrete slab, you might be missing a chance to raise the price of your property and enjoy a great chill-out space.

Beware the negative equity trap

Beware the negative equity trap

Shopping around for the very best mortgage deal and setting a realistic budget is more important than ever at the moment.