FRAUDSTERS are conning families out of £1million-a-day in bank transfer scams. Horrifying figures show how in the first six months of 2018 some £145million went missing. Figures suggest that a staggering £145million was stolen in the first six months of this year The shocking total is almost £1million every day and some banks are refusing … Read more
Alexa is listening. And now she’ll tell you if she doesn’t like what she’ll hear. Amazon has announced that its Echo speakers will now be able to go on guard in your house when you’re not there, keep an ear out for anything untoward. Read More
Image copyrightGetty Images House prices in the North West rose the fastest in the UK compared with a year ago, according to official figures. Annual growth in property values in the region stood at 5.6% by July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The biggest fall was in London, where prices dropped by 0.7% … Read more
With constantly blamed for the death of things, it appears they’ve now decided to stick close together – and they’ve picked one US city to do so in. According to new data, millennials – born between 1977 and 1996 – have picked the Windy City as their adopted hometown – making the West Loop area … Read more
House prices in London’s commuter belt will be hardest hit in the event of a no-deal Brexit because it is home to some of the most polarised property markets in the country, according to British Pearl. The property investment platform said that Stevenage, Watford and Hastings are braced to feel the full brunt of the … Read more
Buying a house is one of the biggest (and most challenging) commitments you will ever make, especially financially. But it’s not finding that dream property – or raising the deposit for it – that buyers cite as their biggest obstacle. While a fifth of first-time buyers say saving is a challenge, more than a quarter … Read more
RETHINK…… SVRs can be 4% higher (Image: getty) Despite a rush to remortgage in July as borrowers tried to beat the Bank of England’s widely anticipated base rate hike in August, too many borrowers are still caught in the “SVR trap”. Homeowners with a £150,000 mortgage who sit on their lender’s SVR pay on average … Read more
The government will provide housing associations with £2bn in funding to help build affordable homes from 2022, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. The funding will be allocated for a period of up to 10 years, longer than the common three to four years. The associations will have to bid for these funds. May outlined … Read more
Village life in the Cotswolds definitely suits the owner and her husband – so much so that when they moved to their forever home, they not only stayed in the same village, they remained in the same street and literally moved next door. Check out our real homes channel for more house tour ideas and … Read more
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has told the government that house prices could fall by as much as 35% in the three years after a no-deal Brexit, according to reports. Read More
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