Thousands of Clydesdale Bank mortgage customers will have some of their debt written off or be given compensation as part of a £33 million redress package, after the firm miscalculated their repayments.
Thousands of West Bromwich Building Society buy-to-let mortgage customers will be hit by rate hikes from December, despite having products which track the base rate. However, those affected can escape penalty-free.
Letting agents must be upfront about fees in their ads to stop renters being stung by unexpected costs, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said.
House prices are 5.4% higher than this time last year, and have also risen at the fastest annual rate since 2010, according to the latest figures released by Halifax.
People would rather buy a house which has been the scene of a murder than one that is at risk of subsiding, flooding or in a high crime area, according to a survey by MoneySavingExpert.com.
The Office of Fair Trading says firms offering "quick house sales" should make sure their business practices are up to scratch after an investigation found some customers end up handing over their home for less than half its market value.
7 August 2013
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