Mortgages

House prices have frozen for the first time in a year, reveals the latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Norwich Union says it intends to introduce "time barring" on mortgage endowment complaints by the end of 2005 and warn its customers of any approaching bar.

Rising house prices mean more people risk leaving their beneficiaries with an inheritance tax bill, according to data gathered by Friends Provident.

The average price of property sales completed was £175,401 between April and June 2004, compared with £149,935 in the same period in 2003, says the Land Registry.

Average house prices rose in June to £173,756 compared with £170,719 in May, according to the lastest house price statistics from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (OPDM).

Borrowers are still largely unconcerned about the latest interest rate rise nor about a further rise, according to research by Bradford & Bingley .

House prices continue to rise although there appears to be a check in pace, according to the latest Halifax house price index.

Endowment policyholders are still being "misled" by insurance firms, alleges a service targeted at policyholders seeking compensation payments.

Consumer confidence in the UK property market has dropped for the second month in a row on expectations this week will see further interest rates rises, says the Woolwich.

Property prices in Britain may be up to 30% above their equilibrium value, suggest the latest findings by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.