Solar buyers in race to beat tariff deadline

Government deadline gives homeowners less than four weeks to install and register renewable energy systems to qualify for higher rate

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Sale and rent back schemes halted

The financial regulator has cracked down on controversial sale and rent back deals that target distressed homeowners

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Chelsea’s five-year fixed-rate mortgage

3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495 and is available to borrowers with a deposit of 30 per cent or more

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Best mortgage rates go private

Some private banks will price their mortgage rates relative to overnight Libor, which is closer to Bank of England base rate at just under 0.6 per cent

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Water bills to rise by 5.7 per cent

Customers pay for multibillion infrastructure upgrade as Ofwat sets aggregate price rises for industry

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Details emerge on "NewBuy" mortgages

Aim to help 100,000 homebuyers with only a 5 per cent deposit to purchase a new-build property

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Lenders launch new ten-year mortgages

A number of banks and building societies are launching competitive fixed-rate mortgages, including a new cheapest-ever ten-year loan at 3.99%

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London housing boom masks regional declines

Dismal property sales in the north of England are counterbalanced by a strong London market

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Fixed-rate mortgages buck rising trend

Homeowners can now secure cheaper fixed-rate mortgages than they could a year ago – but variable rates are set to rise

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Tracker mortgage lenders under pressure

Deals affected by banks' ability to borrow amid continuing doubts about economic outlook

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