Mortgages

Customer dissatisfaction with financial firms has reached record levels with half a million new complaints dealt with in the last year, the Financial Ombudsman Service said today.

Around 1,200 Bank of Ireland mortgage customers with a base rate tracker will escape controversial rate hikes, it has been announced today.

Asking prices for homes have soared to a new high, property website Rightmove reports today.

Halifax will cover the cost of stamp duty for some first time buyers — one of many deals that have made mortgages cheaper than ever for those lucky enough to qualify for one. Here, MoneySavingExpert.com analyses the offer.

House prices are continuing to rise, with prices increasing by 1.1% last month, Halifax has said today.

Just over one million Cheshire, Derbyshire and Dunfermline customers are to be moved to Nationwide, after the building society announced plans to scrap the three brands.

Over 1.2 million people with an interest-only mortgage are not saving enough to pay off their loans, according to a major new announcement by the regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

House prices recorded their largest annual increase in more than a year in April, according to Nationwide.

Thousands of mortgage holders with a Bank of Ireland base rate tracker will see repayments rocket today, but victims have been urged to fight back.