Property
How to ensure you don't have a housing crash of your own
Published: 13 May 2007
As summer approaches and temperatures rise, it's time to keep a close eye on your walls, as you could find that your home is cracking up.
Hard times ahead after rise in rates
Published: 12 May 2007
Homeowners hit by interest rate rise
Published: 10 May 2007
The Bank of England raised interest rates to their highest in six years.
Beautiful South: Peter Mayle's guide to Provençal properties
Published: 09 May 2007
Investment: Terraced houses
Published: 09 May 2007
The Mortgage Clinic: How to invest smoothly overseas
Published: 09 May 2007
I am planning to buy an investment property abroad. I've just started looking around and want to know if it's best to get a mortgage overseas or whether I should remortgage my property in London to pay for it. Also, if I get an overseas mortgage, how much would I be able to borrow?
RF, by email
Take the inside out
Published: 09 May 2007
Neighbourhood Watch: Louth
Published: 09 May 2007
Self-building: How to live your dream
Published: 09 May 2007
Cost Of Living: Loft conversions
Published: 09 May 2007
If you are thinking of extending your property, a loft conversion will cost less per sq m than a ground floor extension. Not all roof designs are suitable, though.
Is there a catch if a lender offers to drop the charges?
Published: 06 May 2007
Why finding a dream getaway in Cork should be plain sailing
Published: 02 May 2007
My Home: Jeremy Hackett's urban idyll
Published: 02 May 2007
The Mortgage Clinic: 'How much of my salary should I spend?'
Published: 02 May 2007
Q. 'I'm about to buy my first home, and feeling the temptation to borrow as much as I possibly can. I've seen, too, that some people are getting loans of up to nine times their salary. What I'd really like to know is what proportion of my monthly income I should put into my mortgage and how much I should hold back for the rest of my outgoings' CB by email
The latest radical eco-houses - and why they'll need no heating at all
Published: 02 May 2007
Spanish property: Find out how to survive the crash
Published: 02 May 2007
The party may well be over for investors in Spanish property, where shares in construction companies plunged last week amid fears of a property crash. But for prudent, small-scale investors, the hangover should not be disastrous.
Rise in mortgage values masks drop in approved home loans
Published: 01 May 2007
The number of mortgages approved in March fell by 8 per cent compared to the same month a year ago, the British Bankers' Association said yesterday, providing further evidence of a slowdown in the housing market.
Mortgages: Interest rates may be rising but don't get 'fixated on a fix'
Published: 29 April 2007
With predictions of an imminent rise in the base rate being shouted from the rooftops, many borrowers have been scrambling to get their hands on a cheap fixed-rate home loan.
Wooden chalet with sea view sells for £364,000
Published: 28 April 2007
It might look like an outsized garden shed, but that did not stop a telephone bidder paying £364,000 for a two-bedroom wooden beach chalet yesterday.
Number of buy-to-let investors 'will double within four years'
Published: 26 April 2007
One million more individuals are forecast to purchase a buy-to-let property in the next four years, turning a once-rare practice into a £68bn-a-year mass market.
Why buy-to-let landlords shouldn't panic - yet
Published: 25 April 2007
orecasters are now predicting squally weather for buy-to-let investors, pointing to rising interest rates, the highest cost of living for a decade, and even a possible property crash on the horizon.
My Home: Fashion designers Antoni & Alison relive their own restoration drama
Published: 25 April 2007
La dolce cheaper: Bargain hunting in Italy's villages
Published: 25 April 2007
The Mortgage Clinic: 'Why can't I have the fixed rate I was offered?'
Published: 25 April 2007
Q. 'I've made an offer on a flat, and thought I had the finances in place. But my mortgage broker says that the fixed-rate loan he recommended has been withdrawn, and that the lender is not doing any fixed-rates at the moment. Where do I stand? I'm worried that I'll either have to pay through the nose for a different mortgage, or lose the flat' BR, Liverpool
