Mortgages

Platform cites the recent FSA Mortgage Market Review Paper as the reason for its planned withdrawal from the self-certification market at the end of the week.

House prices in the UK increased by 1.2% in October - marking the fourth consecutive monthly rise, according to the Halifax.

A total of 65% of borrowers would only take out a mortgage after speaking with an adviser face-to-face, according to a YouGov survey for Deloitte.

A £500m UK residential property fund has been launched to help first-time buyers raise a deposit to buy their first property.

Two ex-employees of mortgage packager BDS Mortgage Group have formed a solution to help brokers increase their sales opportunities.

Mortgage approvals for house purchases rose to their highest level in 18 months, latest figures from the Bank of England (BoE) show.

Specialist mortgage lender, GMAC-RFC, has been fined £2.8m by the FSA for unfair treatment of customers who were struggling with their repayments.

Santander has noted the positive contribution of both Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and Alliance & Leicester (A&L) to its Q3 profits.

The European Union is set to give the go-ahead for Northern Rock to be split into two, clearing the way for a partial sale.

Re-mortgages have fallen to record low levels, according to figures from broker Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB).