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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the Chancellor to make house building and home finance the main plank of his upcoming Budget in order to boost confidence in the economy.

The Bank of Ireland has come under fresh fire for raising the rates of its tracker mortgages after Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the influential Treasury Select Committee (TSC), wrote to Martin Wheatley, managing director of the Financial Services Authority...

Former Premier League footballer Robbie Fowler has launched a property academy for buy-to-let investors to learn the tricks of the trade.

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Mortgage adviser Mike Thornton has been elected as MP for Eastleigh after winning the by-election sparked by Chris Huhne's resignation.

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Specialist bank and asset manager Investec has launched Investec Professional Mortgages, a new intermediary-only residential and buy-to-let brand tailored to professional borrowers.

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) said it expects advisers' share of the mortgage market to increase markedly this year as a raft of changes boost their prospects.