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This is Money | Mortgages & homes
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House price trends, property analysis and best-buy mortgage deals
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Surge in sellers to 'ease' house price rises
Home sellers are venturing back into the property market, tipping the balance between supply and demand and slowing house price rises, says Rics
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Can we insure buy-to-let properties as one?
We own three buy-to-let properties, all of which are insured separately. Can we save money by putting all the properties on a single policy?
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Estate agents told to end solicitor bribery
Solicitors have been paying 'bribes' to estate agents in exchange for being awarded conveyancing work
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AA gives homeowners a hand
After a century of rescuing stranded motorists, the AA is helping crisis-hit homeowners with a trio of home assistance services
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Pensioners' Sams mortgage battle falters
Hundreds of pensioners who took out controversial shared appreciation mortgages (Sams) are losing their legal battle
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Can 'flatmate mortgages' help first-timers?
Mortgage lenders are being urged by to take into account the income a borrower expects to generate from renting out a room
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Should you buy a French leaseback home?
The pound has slumped, investing in property is out of fashion and money is tight, so why are investors eyeing up French leaseback holiday homes?
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Selling your home: Estate agents vs online
With a rise in buying online and the fast rise of a website from Sarah Beeny, could the days of traditional estate agents be numbered?
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Sell your home with Tesco for just £999
Tesco has jumped back into the estate agency business with a website that allows people to sell their home for a flat fee of £999
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Buffett: US housing market now healed
World-renowned investor Warren Buffett says US property market problems will be gone within a year
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First Direct 3.99% first-time buyer tracker
First Direct has launched a tracker mortgage at 3.99% for borrowers with deposits of at least 15%, extending the choice for first-time buyers
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Top 100 postcodes for buy-to-let
Trendy hotspots are not the best places to invest in property, with less fashionable areas delivering far better buy-to-let returns, a report says
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Nationwide: House prices fall in February
Cold weather and a lull after the end of the stamp duty holiday brought about the first house price falls in ten months, Nationwide says
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What next for mortgage rates?
Are mortgage rates about to rise or fall and should you take a fixed or tracker deal? Predictions, tips and the best mortgage rates
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Can I get help with property repairs?
I live in a Grade II listed cottage with windows that are rotting away. As I'm a pensioner, can I get financial help to replace them?
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Blacklisted but can I get a mortgage?
My daughter can't get a mortgage because Barclays says she has missed loan payments when she hasn't. She's now blacklisted. What can she do?
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Will my mortgage rate be hiked?
Skipton Building Society has suddenly hiked its mortgage standard variable rate. Are you at risk of your lender following suit?
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House prices: What next?
We analyse house price news and predictions and investigate what is next for the UK property market
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