Average UK house prices increased by 3.9%, to £269,000, in the 12 months to May 2025 (provisional estimate); according to the ...

Barclays Bank has been fined £42m for two separate instances of financial crime risk failures by the Financial Conduct Authority.    In the first case, the City watchdog says, Barclays failed to check ...

The Treasury has confirmed the launch of its new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which will be permanently available from this ...

The Financial Ombudsman Service has acted as “a quasi-regulator,” says the Treasury, and has set out a new path for the ...

Second charge mortgage lending increased by 13% year on year in May to reach £160m. The latest figures from the Finance & ...

Accord Mortgages has directly responded to the relaxation of limits on higher-loan-to-income (LTI) lending, with swift ...

The Financial Conduct Authority has pledged it will speed up the authorisation for individuals and firms. The regulator has ...

The Prudential Regulation Authority has eased liquidity rules for mid-sized banks, in a move designed to “make it easier for ...

As the hottest season rolls round again, the dilemma of entertaining kids weighs heavily, with schools finishing and the UK ...

Sesame Bankhall Group has hired David Wright to launch an exit consulting service for advisers looking to sell their business. Wright joins from global reinsurance firm Compre Group, where he held the ...

The Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service plan to work together on high-volume complaints between consumers and firms to cut the time it takes to settle disputes. Both bodies ...

Nationwide has expanded its Helping Hand mortgage, aimed at first-time buyers, which lends at up to six times’ income.