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Buyers warned on shared equity schemes
First-time buyers are urged to approach developers' shared equity offers with care - they may not be quite what they seem
More London agents forced to quit
A Mayfair-based estate agent is to stop selling homes after 17 years. The collapse of the housing market has forced Blenheim Bishop out of sales
Stamp duty dithering benefits some buyers
Since Chancellor Alistair Darling hinted he might suspend stamp duty, the paralysed housing market has not been bad for everyone
Mortgage respite - but only for the well-off
A glut of lenders took a knife to their fixed-rate mortgage deals last week, but the best deals are only available to the well-off
Deposits for best buys soar to £37k
Homebuyers need an average deposit of nearly £40,000 in order to qualify for a best buy mortgage deal, research shows
Property slump sees sellers renting out
Homeowners are turning to renting out their homes because they are unable to sell them, figures have revealed
Mortgage hikes in the crunch
A Money Mail investigation shows how Britain's biggest mortgage lenders have used the credit crunch to make more from your home loan
Future rival site threat to Rightmove
Property website Rightmove saw its share price take a battering after the trade body for estate agents revealed it is launching a rival site
Homebuyers asking for 20% discount
Buyers are demanding discounts of as much as 20%; on homes, according to the Bank of England
The mortgage famine 'may go on for years'
There are lower mortgage rates available for the lucky few, but don't expect a pick-up in the housing market any time soon, warn experts
House prices: 'No recovery for 8 years'
Some parts of the country will take eight years to recover from the current property slowdown, says a leading estate agency
Seven steps to buying a home at auction
With only half of properties put up for auction actually selling, buyers may be tempted by the prospect of a bargain home. Find out how to go about it
House price tables: Who says what?
Find out what is happening to house prices with This is Money's tables of latest house price figures and predictions from the major reports
Britons hit by Spanish property collapse
Holiday home buyers are at risk of losing tens of thousands of pounds after the collapse of Spanish developer Martinsa-Fadesa
Make money by filming in your home
Let your home to production companies to play a starring role and earn yourself a tidy sum in the process
Buy-to-let hit as rents fall by 20%
Rents are falling by 20%; across London as landlords are forced to slash prices because of over-supply
I want to take a mortgage holiday
How will I be expected to pay back the missing months if I take a mortgage payment holiday while I am on maternity leave?
Will care costs rob me of parents' home?
Can I set up a trust to stop the local authority taking the money from selling my parents' home to pay for their residential or nursing care?
Should I sell with an 82 year long lease?
My flat has 82 years remaining on the lease. As I eventually want to move, should I sell while I still have a long lease?
Moving house... and countries
My parents are selling up and moving to Ireland. What is the best way to transfer the proceeds from their sale into euros?
Will this stamp duty dodge work?
If both parties to a property deal cut their prices by £250,000 to avoid stamp duty will they be able get away with it?
I want insurance to cover my mortgage
I'm worried about my job and want to take out insurance so I can still pay for my mortgage, if I became unemployed