The FSA has defended its position regarding lenders that slap unfair charges on mortgage customers in arrears after criticism by MPs in the Treasury Committee.

Remortgaging advice searches on Unbiased.co.uk increased to 33% of all consumer requests in June.

House prices will end 2009 higher than they started the year due to price rises in certain areas over the past few months, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

House prices experienced their first quarterly rise since October 2007 as an increasing demand for properties and a shortage of availability supported the market, according to the latest Halifax house price index.

The FSA has banned a mortgage broker for submitting remortgage applications with false information.

Northern Rock has made a loss of £724.2m in the first half of the year due to a rise in arrears and writedowns.

House prices are predicted to rise 20% by 2014 due to a lack of supply and increased demand, according to the latest forecast from the National Housing Federation (NHF).

The FSA has banned a Cornwall mortgage broker for submitting false information on mortgage application forms.

Investors become increasingly disappointed over their with-profits fund as they approach retirement, according to research.

Nationwide has predicted positive house price growth for the rest of 2009, after prices rose by 1.3% in July.