Advisers and mortgage brokers accused of fraud could struggle to find a qualified lawyer under government plans to reform legal aid.

Housing minister Mark Prisk has acknowledged older first-time buyers may miss out on the government's Help to Buy scheme.

The London property tycoon behind one of Britain's biggest mortgage scams has been given an extra four years in jail after judges ruled his sentence "too generous".

The Bank of England needs to remind the public and businesses that interest rates will one day rise again, a former Monetary Policy Committee member has warned.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned borrowers about an unregulated mortgage adviser promising self-certified and 100% plus LTV loans.

Advisers operating post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) must create enduring relationships regardless of whether they make a sale, a Legal & General (L&G) director has argued.

Help to Buy could push first-time buyer house prices up 20% to more than £150,000 by the end of 2015, a financial consultancy has warned.

Lenders approved 5% more mortgages in March than the previous month to reach a monthly total of £7,646m in loans, according to British Bankers' Association figures.

The government's Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme could leave it open to high loan-to-value mortgage lending risk for years to come, MPs have warned.

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