I’ve found a brilliant flat to buy

[ Is the mortgage market turbulence getting you down? Have you got a mortgage-related question you need answering? Email in and we’ll get one of our experts to reply. Nick Mendes, mortgage technical manager at John Charcol, has given his advice to a reader below. If you have a question for our experts, email us … Read more

House prices hit nine-month high

[ House prices reached a nine-month high in December, reaching £287,105, according to the Halifax house price index. The average price of a home rose by 1.1 per cent last month, the third monthly consecutive rise and means house prices rose by 1.7 per cent, or £4,800, during 2023. This beat previous expectations that house … Read more