Mortgages

The five largest lenders in the UK accounted for 82% of all mortgage lending activity in 2009, according to the CML.

Without parental assistance, the average age of a first-time buyer will rise to 43 years old, according to the National Housing Federation. assistance for novice buyers.

A Norwich letting agent has admitted stealing more than £143,000 in cash from clients of the company he ran.

UK house prices will remain static this year, the Halifax predicts.

An IFA has been jailed for five and a half years for helping clients secure mortgages fraudulently.

House prices fell for the second consecutive month in August, figures from Nationwide suggest, but the building society says the correction is "not unhealthy".

The FSA has taken action against two mortgage brokers for reckless business practises that allowed false and misleading mortgage applications to be made to lenders.

Mortgage lending in July was little changed month-on-month but significantly above analysts' forecasts, the latest Bank of England figures show.

A Third of new mortgage debt has no associated life cover a report by independent financial research company Defaqto has found.

Aviva bagged three accolades at the What Mortgage Awards 2010, for best landlord insurance provider, best lifetime mortgage provider, and best home reversions provider.