Latest Property Advice

• Mortgage cover gave me months of misery
  

  Published 18th Jan 2010

  Millions of mortgage borrowers have insurance designed to cover their monthly repayment if they are made redundant - but many policyholders like reader Carol Wilcock are seeing their claims rejected

• Towry Law accused of losing independence
  

  Published 16th Jan 2010

  Towry Law, one of the biggest names in independent financial advice, has come under fire for encouraging its advisers to recommend its in-house investment schemes

• Fixed rate or tracker? Here’s what the mortgage gurus have to say
  

  Published 16th Jan 2010

  As the economy slowly climbs out of recession, millions of homeowners are facing a dilemma

• How bogus firms can hijack your address (and there's nothing you can do about it)
  

  Published 14th Jan 2010

  Huge flaws in consumer protection have been exposed by a small businessman, who discovered a rogue claims handling firm hijacked his address

• Landmark case sees developers awarded damages from buyers who walked away as property values tumbled
  

  Published 13th Jan 2010

  Bad news for off-plan buyers trying to escape the collapse in property values who thought abandoning their deposits in new-build developments would clear the slate of a dud investment

• Common sense prevails: Residents defy 'crazy' health and safety advice to clear vital road ignored by Portsmouthcouncil
  

  Published 12th Jan 2010

  They had been told their local council couldn't help

• Personal loans to soak up your seasonal excess
  

  Published 12th Jan 2010

  The new year is a prime time for consumers to seek out personal loans, often consolidating existing debts from Christmas