Woolwich will cut the interest rates it charges on mortgages up to 80% LTV by up to 0.21% from tomorrow.

Neither former shadow housing ministers have been given a new role in government so far, and the role of housing minister is notable by its absence from the new cabinet.

The number of mortgage borrowers in arrears and properties repossessed both fell in Q1 2010.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is further tightening the criteria it applies to its Halifax-branded interest-only mortgages and scrapping them completely on homeloans over £500,000.

Average UK property prices fell marginally by 0.1% in April, leaving the typical home worth £168,202.

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Mortgages should only be advanced to first-time buyers after they have undergone some training and passed an exam, according to the chairman of a debt charity.

The rate of UK house price inflation has entered double figures for the first time since the credit crisis began.

Mortgage borrowers are taking advantage of low interest rates to pay down their mortgage and other debt, while building up the money they hold in current accounts.

More than a quarter of retired people are still paying off a mortgage, while over 50% have mortgage and/or other personal debt in the form of loans, credit cards and overdrafts.