Remortgage levels increase a...

March 31, 2011

New figures from the Bank of England showed that the number of homeowners remortgaging roseto a 26 month high in February. With interest rate rises on the horizon, the highest number of loansapproved...

Barclays is worst bank for c...

March 31, 2011

New figures from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) show that Barclays bank was the mostcomplained-about financial institution in the second half of 2010 – with 294,891 complaints lodgedby c...

Why lenders may turn down yo...

March 31, 2011

First time buyers still have problems finding a mortgage despite all the hullabaloo from the government and lenders pledging help and support. The fact is banks and building societies are rebuilding t...

House prices rise in March...

March 31, 2011

There was some good news for the UK housing market this week as one of the leading house priceindices showed a rise in average property prices in March. The figures from the Nationwide BuildingSociety...