Mortgages

Endowment mortgage claims management companies are to be regulated as part of the Compensation Bill which will be introduced to the House of Commons before the end of the year.

New mortgage borrowing figures reveals a 23% increase in first-time buyer applications during the three months between April and June, up from a 5% increase in the first quarter.

The buy-to-let market has stabilised and is now ready to being slow but steady growth research released yesterday reveals.

Total net mortgage lending for June rose by an underlying rate of £4.6bn only £0.1bn more than in May and remaining within the average increase for the previous six months, says the latest report from the British Bankers Association (BBA) released yesterday....

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has criticised the European Commission green paper, Mortgage Credit in the EU published earlier this week saying it places too much emphasis on cross-border selling and not enough on promoting the integration of capital...

Providers rushing into the equity release market are risking significant loss on lifetime mortgage products warns new research from Defaqto.

Two out of three adults with the means to leave an inheritance to family or friends say they plan to enjoy their retirement rather than worry about leaving a legacy, new research reveals

The Financial Services Authority (is to work with other industry bodies and firms to try to mitigate the increase in endowment mortgage complaints.

Households across the UK are facing a shortfall of £16bn because of the lack of growth in the endowment part of their mortgage, says research published today.

Households across the UK are facing a shortfall of £16bn due to the lack of growth on the endowment part of their mortgage, says research published today.