Mortgages

One in five homebuyers in England and Wales is paying a higher stamp duty rate of 3%, according to research from Halifax.

There may or may not be little green men on the planet Mars, but there are certainly plenty of them patrolling the corridors of power.

Tax breaks should be offered to landlords who sell their rental properties to first-time buyers or key workers, according to Landlord Mortgages.

Higher interest rates have not had the expected impact on mortgage borrowing, according to the British Bankers' Association (BBA).

First time buyers are borrowing larger and larger amounts to get on the property ladder, according to the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB).

The average house price in 236 UK postcode districts is above the inheritance tax threshold, according to research from Halifax.

Half of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries' members have yet to reach the ‘implementation' stage of the treating customers fairly principle, according to the association's latest census.

The Financial Services Authority has appointed Mandy Spink as head of mortgages and credit unions in the small firms division.

Gross mortgage lending hit an all-time January high of £26.8bn, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

A new certificate in equity release from the Chartered Insurance Institute has gained approval from the exam regulator, the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority.