Helen Crane
Deputy Editor and Writer at This is Money
Deputy editor and consumer champion at @thisismoney. Not the same person as @helen_kirrane. Get in touch: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Helen Crane
A new mortgage has been launched offering the chance to borrow 100 per cent of a property's value - the second such deal in less than a week. Little-known lender Gable Mortgages, which was founded in 2024, is providing home loans which don't require the borrower to put down any deposit. It follows April Mortgages' launch of a similar 100 per cent product last week.
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2 weeks ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Helen Crane
Barclays has made a major change to its mortgage lending rules, which could allow the average customer to borrow £38,000 more. It has tweaked the affordability test it carries out on all potential borrowers, to check whether they could still meet their mortgage payments if the interest rate went up. Specifically, it has reduced its 'stress rates' - the hypothetical higher rates which customers' finances are scrutinised against.
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3 weeks ago |
msn.com | Helen Crane
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3 weeks ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Helen Crane
Nationwide has made a significant change to its mortgage lending rules, which will increase the maximum amount it can hand out to borrowers. Britain's biggest building society has adjusted its 'stress rates' - the hypothetical higher mortgage rates it tests borrowers' finances against when they apply for a mortgage or remortgage. Lenders do this to check whether borrowers could still afford their monthly payments if their mortgage rate increased.
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3 weeks ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Helen Crane
The average Briton won't move out of their parents' home for good until the age of 28, new research claims. Rising rents and high property prices are driving more adult children who have moved out back to their family home, according to a study by NatWest. The bank said 23 per cent of parents have, or had, children who had left home, but returned later on to save money - a trend it calls 're-nesting'. The average age that children move back home is 26, but about a fifth are older than 30.
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This couple visiting the UK from Australia booked a petrol car with Hertz for a 560-mile trip - but had an EV foisted on them at pick-up, even though they hadn't driven one before. Cue an absolutely hellish day - glad to be able to help resolve it. https://t.co/WmNRN68Ynz
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This is absolutely mad
Hi @Tesco On Good Friday I experienced the most awful and humiliating experience in your Hurst Park (Surrey) store. I popped in to pick up groceries on my way to visit friends. I used “scan as you go” as I always do, and paid £75.92 for my groceries, using my Apple Pay.