mortgages

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 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...

A specialist lender forecasts a 15% increase in the buy-to-let market in the UK, as a direct result of new regulations regarding self-invested personal pensions (Sipps) following A-Day.

Torquil Clark is making a major move into the mortgage advice sector after purchasing a mortgage intermediary business previously linked to a national housebuilder.

An increase in the zero rate stamp duty threshold has done nothing to increase the confidence of the country's first-time buyers, new research suggests.

STANDARD LIFE is working on plans to allow with-profits policy-holders to switch out of the "misfiring schemes into better-performing products", according to this morning's Scotsman.

Activity in the property market fell 30% in April compared with the same period a year ago, a new report indicates.

The average asking price for UK properties increased 4.9% in May from a year earlier representing the smallest annual increase since 1996, according to new housing figures.

The Ombudsman for Estate Agents (OEA) has urged the current redress scheme to apply to all agents.

A new report indicates nine out of ten first time property buyers are struggling to purchase their desired property.