Mortgages

Homebuyers are using delaying tactics in the hope house prices will fall, research from Alliance & Leicester (A&L) Mortgages reveals.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says it has received an indication from the government that there will be a "dry run" on home information packs ahead of their introduction in 2007.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted to maintain interest rates at 4.5%, marking the third consecutive month that interest rates have remained frozen.

Confusion over mortgages is rife, research from John Charcol reveals.

House prices have risen over the past year despite a fall in the number of sales with the average London home costing over £300,000, according to the latest Land Registry figures.

More than half of UK consumers believe equity release is risky due to serious misconceptions they hold about these products, new research reveals.

The industry has raised concerns the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will announce major changes to mortgage regulation in its review next year, rather than focusing on the positive steps firms have taken.

New home prices in the UK dipped again last month as the housing market struggles to throw off the after-effects of a year-long slump, says property website smartnewhomes.

Charles Haresnape has been appointed as managing director of Bank of Scotland Mortgages joining the business at the end of November 2005.

House prices were unmoved in October the latest figures from the Halifax reveal today.