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This section of Leeds Mortgage Expert is dedicated to bring you the latest mortgage news and mortage related information. If you want to find out more about a particular mortgage news story, just click the news title.

Worst house prices fall for 18 years

The property market faces a full-scale collapse with house prices tumbling by more than 10% a year for the first time since 1990 Estate agents

Mortgage dilemma after base rate hint

The Bank of England has dropped a strong hint that it will lower interest rates, leaving homeowners looking to remortgage with a dilemma Monopoly houses

Buyers warned on shared equity schemes

First-time buyers are urged to approach developers' shared equity offers with care - they may not be quite what they seem Affordable housing

Mortgage respite - but only for the well-off

A glut of lenders took a knife to their fixed-rate mortgage deals last week, but the best deals are only available to the well-off MELANIE BIEN

Deposits for best buys soar to £37k

Homebuyers need an average deposit of nearly £40,000 in order to qualify for a best buy mortgage deal, research shows Estate agent

More London agents forced to quit

A Mayfair-based estate agent is to stop selling homes after 17 years. The collapse of the housing market has forced Blenheim Bishop out of sales Jonathan Vandermolen

Property slump sees sellers renting out

Homeowners are turning to renting out their homes because they are unable to sell them, figures have revealed Estate agents. 15,000 estate agents could lose their jobs this year, says CEBR

Estate agents. 15,000 estate agents could lose their jobs this year, says CEBR

Mortgage hikes in the crunch

A Money Mail investigation shows how Britain's biggest mortgage lenders have used the credit crunch to make more from your home loan Weighing up your mortgage

Future rival site threat to Rightmove

Property website Rightmove saw its share price take a battering after the trade body for estate agents revealed it is launching a rival site

Homebuyers asking for 20% discount

Buyers are demanding discounts of as much as 20% on homes, according to the Bank of England Property for sale signs

Stamp duty dithering benefits some buyers

Since Chancellor Alistair Darling hinted he might suspend stamp duty, the paralysed housing market has not been bad for everyone Chelsea Reynolds

House prices: 'No recovery for 8 years'

Some parts of the country will take eight years to recover from the current property slowdown, says a leading estate agency Savills for sale sign

Seven steps to buying a home at auction

With only half of properties put up for auction actually selling, buyers may be tempted by the prospect of a bargain home. Find out how to go about it auctioneer's hammer

House price tables: Who says what?

Find out what is happening to house prices with This is Money's tables of latest house price figures and predictions from the major reports Monopoly houses

Britons hit by Spanish property collapse

Holiday home buyers are at risk of losing tens of thousands of pounds after the collapse of Spanish developer Martinsa-Fadesa Storm clouds over Spain

Make money by filming in your home

Let your home to production companies to play a starring role and earn yourself a tidy sum in the process Six bedroomed house

Buy-to-let hit as rents fall by 20%

Rents are falling by 20% across London as landlords are forced to slash prices because of over-supply Harbour Reach

I want to take a mortgage holiday

How will I be expected to pay back the missing months if I take a mortgage payment holiday while I am on maternity leave? Worried borrower

Will care costs rob me of parents' home?

Can I set up a trust to stop the local authority taking the money from selling my parents' home to pay for their residential or nursing care? Elderly woman, pensioner

Should I sell with an 82 year long lease?

My flat has 82 years remaining on the lease. As I eventually want to move, should I sell while I still have a long lease? For sale signs

Moving house... and countries

My parents are selling up and moving to Ireland. What is the best way to transfer the proceeds from their sale into euros? Couple moving house

Will this stamp duty dodge work?

If both parties to a property deal cut their prices by £250,000 to avoid stamp duty will they be able get away with it? Affordable housing

I want insurance to cover my mortgage

I'm worried about my job and want to take out insurance so I can still pay for my mortgage, if I became unemployed Man looking out of the window

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