The Government should give struggling mortgage borrowers more help to avoid repossession by keeping some temporary benefit arrangements in place for at least another year, lenders have urged.
House prices have recorded their biggest year-on-year decline in almost three years amid the toughening economy, Nationwide Building Society reveals today.
NatWest has launched the lowest-ever five-year fixed mortgage rate in a sign of falling home loan costs for longer-term deals, but many won't qualify for it.
House prices have fallen for the first time in seven months, with the number of potential buyers shrinking as more homes are going on the market, according to a study.
Rents are up for the third month in a row as mortgage lenders tighten their borrowing criteria and people struggle to get on the property ladder, a study says.
Competition to attract mortgage customers has stepped up, as HSBC today launches a five-year fixed-rate deal with a record low rate amid a time of rising rates and economic uncertainty.