Alexander Hall has said it will be unaffected following a refinancing deal agreed by Foxtons' owner BC Partners which hands a majority stake of the estate agent to its lenders.

The UK may face further inflationary problems in the coming months after figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed increases in two leading indicators.

PruProtect appoints Paul Gyseman as director for claims and underwriting.

Millions of UK borrowers will be hit by rising mortgage rates costing up to £1,400 extra a year despite the Bank of England's (BoE) base rate freeze.

Today's decision by the Bank of England (BoE) heralds a period of low interest rates stretching into the medium to long-term, say experts.

Adviser anger over FSA plans to change protection commission disclosure is building ahead of a consultation on the issue in March.

The FSA has fined County Down mortgage intermediary Case Funding Centre (CFC) £35,000 for failures which led to at least 16 fraudulent mortgage applications being submitted to lenders.

Merchant Investors (MI) has partnered with Royal London 360° to offer its first offshore bond.

Miners are pulling down London's main index in early trading, offsetting strong demand for supermarket groups.

Interest rates could start to rise in two months' time, says Henderson New Star's Simon Ward.