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Brookside close for sale £38,000 a house

When Britain's most famous cul-de-sac, goes under the hammer in two weeks' time, the 13 houses that made up the set of Merseyside TV soap Brookside will set a new benchmark for the tumbling property market...

Banks urged to follow RBS' arrears pledge

Pressure was mounting on RBS's rivals to follow its pledge to give homeowners at least six months' grace before starting repossession action...
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Mortgage lending falls 70% in a month

Mortgage lending collapsed during October, diving by nearly 70% to reach the second lowest figure on record, the Bank of England said...
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Get a bargain dream home in the slump

If you dream of a cosy cottage in the Highlands or a slick warehouse in London, prices are in freefall and your ideal home may be within reach...
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Rents fall in wealthier London boroughs

Rents in the most affluent London boroughs have fallen over the past three months as the economic gloom deepens, while those in poorer areas have risen...

Pre-Budget Report 2008: Mortgages and property

Plans to boost the mortgage market, help indebted homeowners and increase home energy efficiency were announced in the Pre-Budget Report...

French property slump as Brits stay away

The number of Britons buying properties across the Channel has slumped by up to 50% this year, French estate agents have reported...
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Seller slashes price of house by £1.2m

A landlord trying to sell a house in St John's Wood has been forced to slash the asking price by almost half after it languished unsold for a year...
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Tenants warned over paying annual rent

A couple who got £6,000 off annual rent by paying £48,000 upfront could be left stranded after discovering their landlord is heavily in arrears ...
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House price slump eases off in November

A rare glimmer of light emerged for the housing market today as figures showed that prices fell much less sharply in November than October...
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We're overpaying to slash the mortgage

Borrowers with tracker mortgages should take advantage of falling rates and overpay on their loan to cut years off their mortgage...
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Home sales rise as sellers drop prices

House sales and mortgages saw a slight increase in October as sellers finally began to drop prices - but the market remains stuck in the doldrums...
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Interest-only borrowers trapped by price falls

Around 1.3m homeowners with an interest-only mortgage could be facing financial problems, research claims today...
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Can we pass on our mortgage?

Instead of selling the property, my husband and I feel it would be easier and faster to pass on the existing mortgage...

Which bank is the fairest of them all?

Following last week's rate cuts, we assess how the banks and building societies are responding with savings accounts and mortgages...
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Lenders' small print ruse to block rate cuts

Banks may use the small print in mortgage contracts to prevent borrowers benefiting from future interest rate cuts by the Bank of England...
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What is my home worth now?

I need to know the current value of my property so I can arrange a new mortgage deal. Where can I find this information?...
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Why owning half a house can be tricky

I want to transfer joint ownership of one house to another I have bought. What are the stamp duty implications if I go ahead?...

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