As a nation, we Brits are obsessed with house prices. Those on the property ladder want an inexorable rise in the value of their homes, inflating their capital wealth and ability to move up the rungs to a bigger, better home. Those who haven’t yet managed to get a leg up are just as desperate to see prices come down to more affordable levels. 

Step into a real life case study. We will be focusing on mortgages today. So may we ask what are the details of the home you are buying and the mortgage you chose?

We’ve all heard versions of the saying that moving house is more stressful than divorce, childbirth etc. So what can you do to mitigate the pain of this miserable trial by real estate?

Despite the 2007 housing crisis, and current record house prices, particularly in London, there is a persistent mantra that your investment portfolio is complete with a house.