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A think tank is urging the UK government to initiate mortgage market reforms to promote higher home ownership. The Social Market Foundation...

Lenders’ trade body UK Finance wants the government to use next month’s Budget to announce a new Help to Buy scheme...

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is warning that ‘future shocks’ may yet derail economic recovery. In a session with MPs at...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - part of the Treasury but operating independently of government - is forecasting house prices to...

Moneyfacts is reporting that there’s what it calls a “thriving choice” of mortgage options.  Its latest UK Mortgage Trends Treasury Report shows the number...

A range informal media briefings on behalf of the UK government suggest that an extension of the current mortgage guarantee scheme...

With votes in and Liz Truss elected as the new Prime Minister, many may have the question “what now”?  When it comes...

Provider of retail financial product data, Moneyfacts, announced that although average rates have risen for a 10th consecutive month the average...

Less than 5% of tracker rate mortgages are available on the market, which reflects the current ‘lack of appetite’ for variable...

Data from Moneyfacts UK found the average two-year fixed rate at max 95% loan-to-value (LTV) is at a record low, while...

The appointment of Matthew Dobson as Finance Director has been announced by Furness Building Society. Dobson, who has over 15 years of...

Buy-to-let landlords have announced a new summit as part of their crowdfunding campaign to abolish the Chancellor George Osborne's tax grab. The...

Property experts have welcomed the Government's decision to scrap the 3% stamp duty surcharge on "granny flats". In the original version of...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...

Chancellor George Osborne's stamp duty reforms are proving expensive for the Treasury wiping £620 million off its revenues last year, new figures...

The besieged buy-to-let sector has enjoyed a rare piece of good news as a new study says landlords are displaying "considerable financial...

The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...

The crackdown on buy-to-let has already begun as banks voluntarily tighten their lending rules ahead of official action. Bank of England governor Mark...

The typical home buyer approximately £4,500 better-off due to last year’s stamp duty changes. Chancellor George Osborne reformed the “slab system” of...

Chancellor George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge could backfire by slashing tax revenues as investors desert the market, experts have warned. Steve Bolton,...

Mortgage brokers have attacked the Chancellor’s "truly aggressive attack" on buy-to-let in his Autumn Statement and Spending Review yesterday. George Osborne punished...

Chancellor George Osborne is under attack by critics who claim his recent stamp duty overhaul which has hit property sales and slashed revenues from...

Brokers have criticised Chancellor George Osborne's hint that the Bank of England will be given new powers to regulate the buy-to-let...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is urging advisers to contribute to the Treasury's Financial Advice Market Review. It said this is a...

The Treasury has recently proposed that a new type of Isa will be launched that’s dedicated solely to peer-to-peer funding. This is...

The Bank of England could be handed new powers to restrict buy-to-let lending and curb the property boom. Chancellor George Osborne is...