The ABCs of mortgage fees

Kate O’Raghallaigh looks at mortgage fees and likely costs of adding them to your homeloan

BoE attempts to ease pressure

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

The housing slump: fact or fiction?

Kate O’Raghallaigh looks at what’s on the horizon for the property market

HSBC to the rescue?

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

Deposit protection

Kate O’Raghallaigh examines buy-to-let schemes designed to protect deposits and help with disputes between landlords and their tenants 

The truth about home insurance

Ever wondered how your insurer decides what to charge you for cover? Barney McCarthy finds out

Taking an interest

In light of the current market conditions, might interest-only mortgages be the answer for pressed borrowers? Barney McCarthy finds out

Conveyancing explained

It is an integral part of the housebuying process, but what exactly does conveyancing involve? Barney McCarthy finds out more

Taxing matters

How will the reforms to Capital Gains Tax affect property investors? Kate O’Raghallaigh finds out.

Stamp Duty explained

Chancellor Alistair Darling may have largely ignored it in his Budget, but what exactly is Stamp Duty? Barney McCarthy looks at the basics