Reports in the news today advise that house prices edged 0.1% higher during March, helping improve the quarterly rate of decline in Britain's faltering property market.
The slight improvement last month came after prices dropped 0.9% in February and eased the quarterly fall to 0.6% between January and March, Halifax have said.
The average UK house price stood at £162,912 in March, but this was 2.9% lower than a year earlier as values continued to fall by at their fastest annual pace since October 2009.
The three-month measure, which is generally seen as a smoother indicator of trends
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Ray Boulger is widely renowned as the guru of the mortgage industry and expert on the housing market. Ray is constantly called upon by the media to provide informed comment on all areas of the market, and is a regular on the BBC, Sky and ITV.
Last year, Ray was voted guru of the year at the Headlinemoney awards by all of the nation’s money and property journalists, and as the mortgage expert for our partner, John Charcol, we thought we'd share his views with you.
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Recent figures show that the number of people remortgaging rose to a 19-month high during February as homeowners braced themselves for interest rate rises.
A total of 27,144 people switching to a new deal had their loan approved during the month, the highest level since July 2009, according to the British Bankers' Association.
The group said homeowners appeared to be keen to take advantage of the competitive deals that were currently available, after recent high inflation figures have stoked expectations that the Bank of England may raise interest rates sooner than previously thought.
Ashton Kutcher has been married to Demi Moore since 2005 but is only now cutting his final tie with single life - putting his bachelor pad on the market. The A-list actor bought the Hollywood home in 2004 for £670,000 and has listed it for £1.7 million.
The Sunset Strip house was a renovation challenge for the No Strings Attached star and his father Larry. As well as the compulsory home cinema, it has four bedrooms, a cascading set of pools and a two-storey wine tower for 210 bottles.
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MSN today reported that local authorities will be able to help first-time buyers struggling to save a deposit get on to the property ladder under a new scheme.
The initiative is aimed at people who could afford monthly repayments on a 95% mortgage but do not have the big deposit that most lenders are currently demanding.
Under the scheme, local councils would step in and provide a security worth up to 20% of the property's value, which would be held with the lender and on which interest would be paid, enabling the buyer to qualify for a lower mortgage rate.
The individual would still