The beginner's guide to mortgages

Mortgage rates likely to increase this year

Banks and building societies are expected to offer a wider variety of loans while coming under pressure to pass on higher costs

‘Now is the right time to move up’

Daniel and Rachel Barbanel want to take advantage of lower property prices and reasonable mortgage rates by moving house

Mortgage rises bring holiday to abrupt end

Holidaymakers who took a break over the festive season will return to savings rates cuts and higher mortgages costs

Money printing scheme is working, Bank says

Latest survey shows availability of credit to businesses has risen for four consecutive quarters

London office rents likely to rise

Flurry of lettings in past three months has soaked up much existing floorspace, leading to greater pressure on rents

Home and dry in the great housing storm

House prices increased by 117 per cent between the last quarter of 1999 and the same period of 2009

Nationwide says house prices rose 5.9% in 2009

Building society says that prices have climbed by 0.4% in December but that the outlook remains uncertain

House prices climb through winter freeze

Six months of rises continue into typically quieter year-end period, with an average house almost at last year's price

House prices rise 0.9% in November

Six-month market rally takes average prices to within 0.3 per cent of their level a year ago

Homeowners pay back £4.9bn mortgage debt

July to September is the sixth successive quarter when Britons paid back more mortgage debt than they borrowed

Thousands to be saved from losing homes

The Government plans to close a legal loophole that allows mortgage lenders to seize homes without getting a court order

A recovery of little comfort

Who knows when lenders will be prepared to accommodate those who do not have lots of money saved for a deposit?

Banks’ court win spurs Foxtons to fight

Estate agent could save millions of pounds in refunds over landlords’ fees if it wins appeal against High Court ruling

Home sweet home and a snip at only £25m

The decision to market Gordon House in Richmond, Surrey, now is an indicator of the upbeat mood in the top tier of homes

'I'm paying off as much of my mortgage as I can'

Nicola Daglish, a recruitment consultant, pays more while her loan is cheap, because she expects the cost of money to rise

Ghost of Christmas Future has cheer on houses

The commentators say ‘Bah, humbug' about the fledgeling revival in prices, but this story is heading for a happy ending