Tighter controls on repossession

The Ministry of Justice is considering whether new rules are required to protect borrowers against losing their homes

Recovery in house prices begins to slacken

January’s figure of growth at 0.6 per cent show the most modest monthly rise recorded for six months, according to Halifax

Buy-to-let investors may get cut in tax

Government considers plan to boost supply of rental homes by granting stamp duty concessions on bulk purchases of property

Lenders get tough with valuers over losses

Bradford & Bingley among mortgage companies threatening to sue surveyors for over-valuing houses during the boom years

Payment for homemade power ‘too low to help’

Government scheme to reward households for installing turbines and solar panels may be negated by the high initial outlay

Warning of second crash in housing

FSA is too timid on mortgage reform and collapse in homes market may follow general election, a paper argues

Thousands face rate jump in coming weeks

With building societies set to raise their rates, we examine the best deals

House prices to rise sharply, Nationwide says

Britain’s biggest building society says housing market is set for its largest annual growth in prices for three years

Sought-after addresses are flattering figures

House prices are advancing but not everywhere — there are even bad spots amid the surge in London and the South East

FSA cracks down on sale-and-rent back companies

Cold calling and high-pressure sales techniques will be banned from July under new Financial Services Authority rules

Deposit problems for first-time buyers

Average deposit demanded from a first-time buyer has risen by 124 per cent in two years, according to new research

‘I need a loan, what are these are worth?’

Yachts, racehorses and even private aircraft are now routinely used as security for mortgages in lieu of cash deposits

Tax deadline boosts December mortgage figures

End of the stamp duty holiday on properties costing up to £175,000 caused many transactions to be brought forward

Homeowners in arrears to get greater protection

The FSA releases proposals to curb the practice of applying charges to borrowers who miss mortgage repayments

Banks double number of approved home loans

End of the stamp duty holiday on properties costing up to £175,000 caused a rush among first-time buyers last month

End of year rush to beat end of stamp duty holiday

Mortgage lending rises 14 per cent ahead of tax return across the threshold

Monte Carlo in frame for piece of Piccadilly

Monaco-based hotel and casino operator says it is ‘very interested’ in the former Naval & Military Club