Activity in the housing market has surged, with buyer demand up 11% and agreed sales up 8% year-on-year, defying typical summer slowdown, Zoopla’s house price index reveals. The latest data shows that ...

Barclays new home loan bookings jumped to £15.4bn in the first six months of the year from £9.2bn a year ago, “driven by increased demand as interest rates reduced”.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revoked Carlo Palombo’s ban from the financial services industry and is ending its action against Tom Hayes following the recent Supreme Court judgment ...

InterBay has introduced joint representation to their legal process to help speed up cases, supported by an updated conveyancer panel.

First-time buyers who struggle to afford a mortgage “can tap into the flexibility” offered by marathon terms to cut their mortgage costs, according to Moneyfacts data. Mortgage borrowers could save ...

Liam Coleman has been appointed interim chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service, which is undergoing widespread changes to scale back its powers and speed up its claims procedures. Coleman (pictured) ...

NatWest has signed an agreement with homemoving platform Pexa to help the bank boost its digital remortgage transactions by the end of the first half of next year.

Former cabinet minister Sir James Cleverly has been named shadow housing secretary in Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle of her senior team. His new appointment will see him go ...

Inheritance tax receipts between April and June lifted 4.8% to £2.2bn, compared to the same record period a year ago, according to the latest HMRC data.

The Equity Release Council is set to launch a practitioner toolkit in November this year, which is designed to embed vulnerability best practice across the distribution chain. The document will ...

Borrowers will be able to remortgage their homes without seeking advice from a broker, saving them “time and money,” says the Financial Conduct Authority under changes confirmed today.

The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries has cut selected residential rates by up to 19 basis points, with lower options available for new and existing customers. Highlights include the two-year fixed ...