Mortgages

House prices climbed in January but both buyer and seller interest was hit as a result of the snowy weather, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced its first products since its launch last week.

A mortgage broker banned by the FSA inflated his declared £15,000 annual income to £188,000 on a mortgage application for himself.

Almost 1,000 new mortgage products hit the shelves in January - the biggest monthly increase in a year - according to sourcing firm Mortgage Brain.

Almost three quarters of mortgage brokers expect significant UK house price growth in 2010, research suggests.

Adviser network Paradigm has added PruProtect to its protection partners.

Gross mortgage lending by building societies jumped 15% to £1.8bn between November and December, figures released by the Building Societies Association (BSA) show.

Brokers are finally getting back to a level playing field in the mortgage market for the first time in two years, according to Moneyfacts.

High-pressure sales techniques and exploitative advertising by sale & rent back companies will be banned under a new FSA regime.