Mortgages

Every town in the UK now has an average house price of at least £100,000, according to the Halifax House Price Index, first quarter.

Almost one in five homeowners could be vastly over-paying on their mortgage by staying on the lender's standard variable rate (SVR), claims a new report.

Base rate jumps and the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs) means property sellers are likely to put their plans on ice, an expert has warned.

The equity release market is suffering from a "chicken and egg situation" because bad press is hitting providers and advisers which is then turning off consumers, says research firm Defaqto.

It was James Brown who sang about living in America. Well I don't suppose the Godfather of Soul had a sub-prime mortgage, because - as is in the news on a near daily basis - things are far from rosy across the pond in the mortgage market.

The FSA could force sub-prime mortgage lenders to shut out the very people they were set up to help, according to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

The average house price fell a fraction in February compared with the previous month, according to figures issued by the government, despite a continuing climb in the value of annual house price inflation.

STRUCTURED product specialist NDF passed a product launch milestone recently after unveiling three new products.

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Homeowners are taking cash out of their homes to boost their retirement income at the quickest rate since 2004, suggests new figures.