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Buy-to-let advisers will benefit from the changing interest rate environment as landlords seek to refinance their portfolios and keep them as cost effective as possible.

The expected interest rate rise tomorrow will hit borrowers and could create economic weakness, experts say.

Soaring interest rates are forcing struggling first-time buyers to spend a higher proportion of their income on mortgage interest payments.

More than £100bn worth of fixed rate mortgages are set to come to an end this year, pushing up their mortgage repayment costs.

Fears yet more rate rises could prompt a property market collapse are well wide of the mark, according to Moneynet.

The ‘downward spiral' in rental yields over recent years has continued into 2007, according to research from Landlord Mortgages.

Almost one in five homeowners could be vastly over-paying on their mortgage by staying on the lender's standard variable rate (SVR), claims a new report.

Base rate jumps and the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs) means property sellers are likely to put their plans on ice, an expert has warned.

The equity release market is suffering from a "chicken and egg situation" because bad press is hitting providers and advisers which is then turning off consumers, says research firm Defaqto.

Small adviser firms are failing to act on the regulatory advice given to them by compliance consultants, according to evidence gathered by the FSA.