Top stories on This is Money: April 2008

This is Money has just had its best month ever: more than 1.2 million people visited the site in April, a corking 50% up on the same month last year. They looked at nearly 9.5 million pages, which is 37% more than in April 2007.

News and analysis of anxious economic and financial times is attracting most interest, along with advice on savings. The burgeoning number of comments being posted on articles also reflects people's key concerns.

Foremost among which evidently is the property market. Not only were the two most-read articles of the month (see below) on house prices but also these, together with Nationwide's latest figures, have received nearly 200 comments from readers.

Interest in the condition of buy-to-let (taking spots 3 and 4) was redoubled by the news this week that cheerleaders Inside Track have gone bust - a story that comes in at 7th despite being only two days old. You can read our record of warning punters against the rash promises of such firms here.

As doom and gloom appear to descend, more people are seeking advice. Isa-fever set in before and after the tax-year deadline, with four of our Isa advice pieces in the top 20.

Most-read stories in April:
1.  House prices falling faster than 90s crash
2.  UK homes overvalued by 30% says IMF
3.  Is buy-to-let on the brink of collapse?
4.  Buy-to-let novices face mortgage ruin
5.  Bank bail-outs to be kept secret
6.  Are you at risk? The UK sub-prime map
7.  Buy-to-let giant Inside Track goes bust
8.  House prices fell by £5,000 in March
9.  Barclays leads with 6.5% cash Isa
10. How safe is your bank?
11. The top 10 cash Isas of the year
12. Could Kaupthing Edge be the next Rock?
13. Savings bonanza erupts in fixed-rates
14. Revealed: the real rate of inflation
15. HSBC offers to pick up mortgage casualties
16. Former BBC presenter's £40,000 debt
17. Interest rates cut by quarter-point to 5%
18. Will you choose a cash Isa or a crash Isa?
19. How to buy a bargain home in a slowdown
20. Most consistent cash Isas revealed

Not counted above, our best savings rates tables, which are independently researched and updated daily, have gained a web-wide reputation, used by 100,000 visitors this month:
>> Best savings rates tables

- Adrian Lowery, Assistant editor