Buy-to-let flat loses £95,000 in value A porperty investor who bought a flat for £175,000 last year is facing a negative equity nightmare after its value fell by almost 50% Prices for the super-rich soaring upwards With an average value of £20m per flat, how will the credit cruch effect One Hyde Park, London's most expensive apartment complex? Prices for the super-rich soaring upwards With an average value of £20m per flat, how will the credit cruch effect One Hyde Park, London's most expensive apartment complex? Buy-to-let flat loses £95,000 in value A porperty investor who bought a flat for £175,000 last year is facing a negative equity nightmare after its value fell by almost 50% House prices fall £11,500 in a year House prices are falling at their fastest rate since the depths of the early Nineties housing crash - down £11,500 in a year House prices fall £11,500 in a year House prices are falling at their fastest rate since the depths of the early Nineties housing crash - down £11,500 in a year Rics: First-timers shouldn't pay stamp duty First-time buyers should be exempt from stamp duty, housing experts claim in a plan that would see all home purchases under £1m pay less tax Rics: First-timers shouldn't pay stamp duty First-time buyers should be exempt from stamp duty, housing experts claim in a plan that would see all home purchases under £1m pay less tax BoE: Mortgages for homebuyers dive 64% Mortgages for home purchases have plummeted by 64% over the past year - hitting lower levels than during the 1990s house price crash Prices falling in all but two London boroughs The average London house is worth £11,500 less than it was a year ago, figures from house price monitor Hometrack show Prices falling in all but two London boroughs The average London house is worth £11,500 less than it was a year ago, figures from house price monitor Hometrack show BoE: Mortgages for homebuyers dive 64% Mortgages for home purchases have plummeted by 64% over the past year - hitting lower levels than during the 1990s house price crash Should you move home or improve? More than one in ten homeowners would consider selling despite the struggling market. But should you move or improve, and how do you pay for it? Should you move home or improve? More than one in ten homeowners would consider selling despite the struggling market. But should you move or improve, and how do you pay for it? Halifax launches £245 mortgage 'entry' fee Halifax has introduced a £245 mortgage charge for customers - accused of being the return of the mortgage exit fee by a different name Halifax launches £245 mortgage 'entry' fee Halifax has introduced a £245 mortgage charge for customers - accused of being the return of the mortgage exit fee by a different name School factor adds 30% to house prices Families are paying premiums of up to £400,000 to live in the catchment area of two of London's best schools School factor adds 30% to house prices Families are paying premiums of up to £400,000 to live in the catchment area of two of London's best schools HSBC 'Rescue mortgage' will cost £10,000 HSBC is charging an arrangement fee of almost £10,000 for its much publicised Rate Matcher Mortgage, it has emerged HSBC 'Rescue mortgage' will cost £10,000 HSBC is charging an arrangement fee of almost £10,000 for its much publicised Rate Matcher Mortgage, it has emerged HSBC 'Rescue mortgage' will cost £10,000 HSBC is charging an arrangement fee of almost £10,000 for its much publicised Rate Matcher Mortgage, while Halifax has brought in a new £245 fee HSBC 'Rescue mortgage' will cost £10,000 HSBC is charging an arrangement fee of almost £10,000 for its much publicised Rate Matcher Mortgage, while Halifax has brought in a new £245 fee More home owners improving, not moving The struggling property market is fuelling a huge rise in home improvements as householders opt to make more of what they have rather than move More home owners improving, not moving The struggling property market is fuelling a huge rise in home improvements as householders opt to make more of what they have rather than move Windfall for Spanish home owners? Home owners who made money when they sold their Spanish property were overcharged by tax authorities and could be owed a refund