Regulation

Measures to increase confidence in the UK housing market could herald a new house price bubble, economists have warned.

More than a quarter of home-buyers in England and Wales are now paying stamp duty at the higher rates of 3% or more, research suggests.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to introduce a "robust underwriting assessment" to be performed by lenders before issuing interest-only mortgages, letters published today have revealed.

Eastleigh brokers jailed for six and a half yers for mortgage fraud

Borrowers hit by the Bank of Ireland (BoI) rate rise could take legal action against the intermediary who sold them the mortgage, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined a sole trader £63,000 for arranging mortgages without permission and giving false information to the regulator.

Housing minister Mark Prisk has acknowledged older first-time buyers may miss out on the government's Help to Buy scheme.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun tracking intermediaries' and lenders' progress towards implementing new rules following the Mortgage Market Review (MMR).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned borrowers about an unregulated mortgage adviser promising self-certified and 100% plus LTV loans.

The regulatory review into the residential interest-only mortgage market found no evidence of systemic mis-selling, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has said.