Mortgages

A regulator has told Money Boomerang to remove exaggerated pay out claims from its adverts for mortgage mis-selling claims.

High-risk home loans, once dubbed ticking timebombs by the City watchdog, are back on sale - but this time with a safety net attached.

Banks and building societies stepped up lending by 29% year-on-year to advance £16.6bn in July, Council of Mortgage Lender figures have revealed.

Measures to increase confidence in the UK housing market could herald a new house price bubble, economists have warned.

The impact of government-backed schemes such as Funding for Lending and Help to Buy has propelled Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to its biggest ever month.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled the permissions of insurance and mortgage broker Goldthorn Mortgage & Insurance Services following the liquidation of the company.

More than a quarter of home-buyers in England and Wales are now paying stamp duty at the higher rates of 3% or more, research suggests.

HSBC has launched the lowest ever fixed rate mortgage seen in the UK mortgage market with a 1.49% headline rate product.

Lloyds Banking Group is back in the black after announcing a profit before tax of £2.1bn for the six months to the end of June - and said it is on course to target IFA clients orphaned by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

People who have sold properties which are not their main homes and have not notified HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about any profit have until 9 August to do so before facing a fine.