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Financial knowledge will soon become the 'new black', suggests latest figures from MORI Market Dynamics, as more UK consumers are pulling their heads out of the sand when it comes to dealing with their finances.

Equity release is becoming an increasingoly popular alternative for older home-owners according to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, suggesting lifetime mortgage lending increased by more than two-thirds in 2003.

UK housing market is recouping losses after property prices make their biggest leap in four months, the latest Rightmove house price survey reveals.

The UK property market showed signs of a slowdown in December last year after annual house price inflation dropped for the second month in a row, says the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister .

UK property prices continued their upward trend in January as first-time buyers returned to the housing market, according to Hometrack.