The ABCs of mortgage fees

Posted April 25, 2008 by
Categories: Budgeting, Credit crunch, First time buyers, Fixed rate mortgages, House prices, Mortgage news, Mortgage payments, Mortgage rates

Kate O’Raghallaigh looks at mortgage fees and likely costs of adding them to your homeloan Read the rest of this post »

BoE attempts to ease pressure

Posted April 23, 2008 by
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The Bank of England’s latest move aims to lessen the strain of the credit crunch on mortgage lenders in turn feed through to rates for borrowers. Barney McCarthy reports Read the rest of this post »

The housing slump: fact or fiction?

Posted April 18, 2008 by
Categories: Credit crunch, First time buyers, House prices, Mortgage news, Mortgage rates

Kate O’Raghallaigh looks at what’s on the horizon for the property market Read the rest of this post »

HSBC to the rescue?

Posted April 16, 2008 by
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HSBC has offered to match the mortgage rate of remortgagors facing payment shock this year. Barney McCarthy finds out if the move is too good to be true Read the rest of this post »

Deposit protection

Posted April 4, 2008 by
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Kate O’Raghallaigh examines buy-to-let schemes designed to protect deposits and help with disputes between landlords and their tenants  Read the rest of this post »

The truth about home insurance

Posted April 2, 2008 by
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Ever wondered how your insurer decides what to charge you for cover? Barney McCarthy finds out Read the rest of this post »

Taking an interest

Posted March 28, 2008 by
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In light of the current market conditions, might interest-only mortgages be the answer for pressed borrowers? Barney McCarthy finds out Read the rest of this post »

Conveyancing explained

Posted March 20, 2008 by
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It is an integral part of the housebuying process, but what exactly does conveyancing involve? Barney McCarthy finds out more Read the rest of this post »

Taxing matters

Posted March 18, 2008 by
Categories: House prices

How will the reforms to Capital Gains Tax affect property investors? Kate O’Raghallaigh finds out. Read the rest of this post »

Stamp Duty explained

Posted March 14, 2008 by
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Chancellor Alistair Darling may have largely ignored it in his Budget, but what exactly is Stamp Duty? Barney McCarthy looks at the basics Read the rest of this post »