Deposit
- BusinessAOL
The best UK five-year fixed-rate mortgages 2017
If you're looking for a medium-term mortgage, it's a good time to take out a five-year fixed rate loan. HSBC has launched a new market leading deal for 1.69% for those with a 40% deposit. We've taken a look at how HSBC's new
4-min read - NewsAOL
It could take you 27 years to save for a house deposit
How would you like to own your own home? It's easy really, just collect together a big enough deposit, bag a mortgage, and snap up a property. It shouldn't take you much longer than... say... 27 years. See also: Buying a house?
4-min read - BusinessAOL
Is Landbay's 3.75% ISA worth investing in?
Landbay is the latest peer-to-peer investment platform to launch an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). The IFISA is a new type of ISA that allows peer-to-peer (P2P) investments to form part of an ISA portfolio for the first time. The Landbay
3-min read - BusinessAOL
The savings and bank accounts that still beat inflation
Inflation is rising, with the latest Consumer Prices Index showing that it rose to 1.6% in the 12 months to December, thanks mainly to rising fuel, food and airfare costs. That means your cash savings have to work hard to beat the rising cost of
3-min read - BusinessAOL
Take advantage of ultra-low mortgage rates and save
Fixed-rate mortgages are very popular, and it's easy to understand why. They provide you with certainty – you know that for the length of your fixed-rate period, your repayments will remain exactly the same each month, no matter
3-min read - BusinessAOL
Deposit target 'rising faster than savings pot'
Many aspiring buyers in England fall further behind their deposit savings target every month due to a double whammy of soaring rent and house prices, new figures show. Around two thirds of tenants (64%) wanting to buy a home can only afford to
1-min read - BusinessAOL
Fixed rate savings restriction lifted for compensation change
Savers will be able to withdraw up to £10,000 without penalty when the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) deposit protection limit falls at the end of the year. From 1st January 2016 the amount covered by the FSCS, should a bank or
2-min read
