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Halifax, Nationwide and HSBC are among those increasing interest rates on new home loans.

The idea of taking in a lodger conjures up images of oddball tenants, run-down rooms – and perhaps even criminals who want to plan a robbery.

Homeowners likely to resort to alternative methods to offset soaring repayments

More than 1.4 million homeowners will be hammered by another surge in their mortgage bills after interest rates increased again on Thursday.

    New mortgage deals rarely make front-page news, but Skipton Building Society created headlines in May with its 100% mortgage, which is aimed at helping long-term renters onto the property ladder. It is perhaps not surprising the product caused a stir. As London & Country associate director David

Rising mortgage rates are causing a headache for homeowners and buyers, so what is behind the maelstrom?

Across the capital, prospective buyers and remortgaging homeowners are finding themselves slapped with mind-boggling lender rates and deals being withdrawn at the eleventh hour. Claire Cohen speaks to those in crisis

Many borrowers have little alternative but to opt for longer mortgage terms in order to pass affordability, brokers have noted, but this trend is not particularly new nor something that should be a big concern.

Average two-year fixed rate jumps to highest level since Janaury

Higher savings rates and frozen tax thresholds mean protecting savings from tax is a top priority, one expert said.