Mortgages
Just 400 homes have been reserved through the government's NewBuy scheme in the nine weeks since its launch, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
The UK housing market failed to produce its seasonal May rally this year, with subdued supply and demand leading to flat asking prices everywhere but London.
Retired homeowners own a total of £743.07 billion in property despite continued volatility in the housing market, according to research.
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A financial adviser who admitted to fraudulently gaining almost £250,000 from clients and an insurer, as well as perverting the course of justice, has been jailed for three-and-a half years.
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More brokerage networks are considering withdrawing from Abbey for Intermediaries' fast-track facility, following a number of exits from the scheme in the past seven days.
Gross mortgage lending fell by over £2bn from the previous month in April, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), giving the UK its lowest level of lending since April 2011.
Families earning more than £60,000 could face a sharp rise in the rent they pay on social housing.
Hearthstone Investments, the specialist residential fund manager, has received FSA approval to launch the UK’s first regulated residential property fund.
Due to technical difficulties, the deadline for nominations for the British Mortgage Awards has been extended to midnight on Monday 21 May.
Ratings agency Moody’s has cut the credit rating of Santander UK, as well as a number of Spanish banks, as the country continues to struggle with debts in its banking sector.
Twenty-nine financial institutions might have to raise $566bn (£356bn) in order to satisfy Basel III capital rules, a report from Fitch Ratings has said.
Taxpayers face a £2bn loss from shoring up Northern Rock but it should be seen as a the price paid to secure 'financial stability', the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.
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