Mortgages

Advisers expect equity release to "shake up" the mortgage market in 2009, a Trigold broker survey suggests.

The number of brokers unable to assist clients because lenders are offering better deals direct is decreasing, according to the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).

Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has unveiled a deal worth more than £400m aimed at helping first-time buyers to purchase their own home

The FSA has issued a warning today to consumers, highlighting that Pure Money Limited and Pure-money.co.uk are not authorised or regulated by the FSA.

The proportion of struggling prime mortgage borrowers that are at least one month in arrears has risen 50%, the latest report from Standard & Poor's (S&P) has revealed. U.K. Prime RMBS Index Report Q3 2008.

A number of homeowners say their mortgage repayments have dropped slightly since last year, according to the Bank of England (BoE).

Asking prices for homes fell in December and now stand more than 10% below May's peak, the latest Rightmove survey has revealed.

Shareholders in Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) today agreed to the bank's merger with Lloyds TSB in a move that paves the way for the creation of the UK's first 'superbank'.

Banks dived in early trading on Friday after a bleak trading statement from HBOS revealed the extent of its bad debts on mortgages and unsecured lending.

The recent debate over mortgage switching fees is set to rumble on after Nationwide was criticised for insisting that customers looking to change deals must first pay new product reservation fees, which can be as high as £1,999.