UK stocks continued to rise this morning with the FTSE 100 climbing 32.22 points (0.63%) to 5174.82 points in early trading.

Government-owned banks are offering the most competitive mortgage deals, according to data from Evaluate Technologies.

Borrowers are not taking advantage of historic low rates to overpay on their home-loan, according to research from Unbiased.co.uk.

The FSA has banned Welsh broker Talking Mortgage Solutions (TMS) for not maintaining enough capital.

European Union leaders are to urge the threat of "sanctions" for banks that pay excessive bonuses.

A perceived increase in the availability of mortgage finance has led to cautious optimism in the property market, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA) Property Tracker survey.

Nearly 60% of people believe now is a good time to buy a property, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA) Property Tracker survey.

Four men have been arrested by the City of London Police over a £9m mortgage fraud against a major insurance company.

Bank of Scotland received the highest amount of complaints relating to mortgages and home finance in the first six months of the year, Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) figures show.

The number of new possessions and arrears cases fell in Q2 2009, according to the latest statistics from the FSA.