Increasing uncertainty regarding the outcome of the General Election and the impact on the economy is taking its toll on the UK property market.

Paula John, editor-in-chief at Mortgage Solutions, IFAonline's sister title, discusses the first-time buyer (FTB) market on BBC Working Lunch.

State-owned Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are offering preferable mortgage borrowing terms to some of their high net worth customers for the first time since the start of the credit crisis.

UK consumer confidence took a dramatic hit in March, according to Nationwide.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce a manifesto in Birmingham today which includes plans to remutualise Northern Rock.

A proposed addition to the controversial Home Information Pack (HIP) that every property seller is obliged to pay for could play into the hands of thieves.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is changing the way in which it calculates Retail Price Inflation (RPI) in an attempt to reflect the cost of housing more realistically.

The average value of a property in England and Wales increased by 1.9% in February to levels recorded three years ago in April 2007.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has secured a final High Court order against estate agent Foxtons, preventing it from using particular terms with regard to sales and commissions in its letting agreements with landlords.

Beacon Home Loans has today withdrawn from the self-certification market.