Mortgages

House prices have recorded their fastest increase in almost three years, Nationwide has reported.

Councils in England will be given a budget to freeze their council tax for the next two years, Chancellor George Osborne announced today in his Spending Review.

Letting agents' fees are now "truly out of control" and tenants are having to go without food or turn off heating to cover their costs, a housing and homelessness charity has warned.

An extra 4,000 people are poised to buy new homes following the launch of the Government's Help to Buy mortgage scheme two months ago, house builders say.

A Government scheme to boost lending to home owners and businesses has resulted in less money being lent.

Tesco Bank has launched a set of mortgages, some with the joint lowest rates, but they are not necessarily the best bet for borrowers.

House prices have recorded their largest year-on-year increase in 18 months, Nationwide has reported today.

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.

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.