Mortgage

  • BusinessAOL

    Meet the woman who lives in a van

    Most people would rather avoid mortgage payments and household bills if they could, but few would go to the extent which this woman has gone to – living entirely in a van. Eileah Ohning, from Columbus, Ohio has adapted a standard

  • LifestyleAOL

    One in five banks of Mum and Dad make shocking sacrifices

    Parents are making major sacrifices in order to get their children onto the property ladder, and in some cases are paying a huge price. Many of them don't feel they have any other option - because a third feel under pressure to 'do the

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  • 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?

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  • BusinessAOL

    Remortgaging makes debt problems even worse

    Properties have become piggy banks, as we increasingly dip into the equity in our homes. A new study has revealed that a third of homeowners who have remortgaged in the past five years have done so to free up cash - borrowing an average of

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  • LifestyleAOL

    How much is your time worth?

    We've all seen the latest TV advert from We Buy Any Car, in which customers say that they don't mind getting a lower price for their old car as long as they get a quick deal. It seems to show they are happy missing out on what could be

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Shock surge in fraud, as criminals target house buyers

    The beginning of this year has seen a huge spike in fraud - which is up 20% overall. However, the experts say that the rise in third party mortgage fraud (where ID theft is used to commit mortgage fraud) worries them particularly. Figures from

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  • BusinessAOL

    Will you be hit by the interest-only time bomb?

    The 80's and 90's have a lot to answer for. No, not shoulder pads, Maradona's 'Hand of God' or Gazza's tears; but the thousands of interest-only mortgages which were sold at the time. As result, according to

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