Nationwide figures have today revealed average UK house prices rose by 0.4% in November and 1.6% on a year ago, adding to the mixed picture across the major house price indices.

The FSA has fined Fastmoney - a non-advised mortgage and bridging loan contract arranger - £28,000 for failing to ensure that customers were treated fairly.

Three-quarters of consumers believe the FSA failed to stand up to the banks in the run-up to the financial crisis and has not done enough to help consumers, according to Which?.

Most consumers believe the FSA failed to stand up to the banks in the run-up to the financial crisis and has not done enough to help consumers, according to a poll by Which?.

Average house prices in September dropped 2.6% year-on-year, with the average house price in England and Wales now £162,109, according to the Land Registry.

HMRC is preparing to go to court to challenge Stamp Duty tax avoidance schemes that have cost it £35m in lost revenue.

Abbey for Intermediaries has revealed plans to distribute all of its core retail financial products through brokers and confirmed its much-speculated entry into the buy-to-let sector.

Unemployment in the UK increased by 114,000 for the three months to August to 2.57m people - the highest number since 1994, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Saffron Building Society's John Eastgate on why direct channels still cannot compete with intermediaries

The number and value of remortgages taken out in August increased by more than 30% on the same period of last year, as the market showed "welcome signs of life", according to the CML.