MoneySavingExpert News Mortgages Rents fell in FebruaryThe rush by first-time buyers to beat a stamp duty holiday deadline has triggered a short-term dip in rents, a lettings network said today.16 March 2012 Rent payments to go on your credit fileMissed rent payments could cost you a mortgage, loan, credit card, or indeed a new tenancy agreement.15 March 2012 House price decline softens, surveyors sayHouse prices are falling, but more homes are being sold, property professionals say in a new report.13 March 2012 Government launches home-buying schemeA scheme designed to provide a helping hand to home buyers shut out of the housing market will launch today. 12 March 2012 Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks increase mortgage SVRClydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have become the latest mortgage lenders to announce a rise in their standard variable rate (SVR).9 March 2012 'Don't take mortgage SVR hikes lying down'9 March 2012 Bank of England base rate held at 0.5% againThe base rate has today been held at its 0.5% historic low once again, the Bank of England has announced. 8 March 2012 0.5% base rate may last another three yearsThree years of rock-bottom interest rates will pass today with little sign that the Bank of England is set to ease up on its emergency support.8 March 2012 Bank of Ireland mortgage SVR to soar by 50%Bank of Ireland mortgage customers in the UK will see their standard variable rate (SVR) soar from 2.99% to 4.49%, causing a massive hike for 100,000 homeowners.7 March 2012 Halifax: House prices down last month but flat over the yearThe average UK house price slipped 0.5% in February but is at broadly the same level as last spring, lender Halifax said today.6 March 2012 First434445 Suggest a story Got a money-related news story that affects you? Email us