Mortgages

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Buying a house is the biggest financial decision most people make. Unless you are buying with cash, a mortgage is unavoidable. Picking the right one is crucial to ensuring it's not also unnecessarily expensive.

Recent articles (3)

Repossessions reach a 14-year high

(19 February 10)

Ruth Jackson looks at the rate of home repossessions - at a 14-year high but slowing - and rounds up the rest of this week's personal finance news.

New protection for homeowners

(28 January 10)

Ruth Jackson rounds up this week’s personal finance news

Should you fix your mortgage rate now?

(22 January 10)

The new year has brought some relatively good-looking mortgage deals to the market. But should you go for a variable or fixed rate deal? Ruth Jackson explains.