Searches for first time mortgage advice reached 41% in August 2011 according to unbiased.co.uk's latest Advice Drivers report.

If house prices fall by a further 10 per cent the number of households plunged into negative equity could double to 1.7m, report HML.

As first direct launches a range of new offset mortgage rates the direct bank has discovered that by renting out a spare room for just 5 years homeowners with an offset mortgage co

House prices declined by 0.6% in August. Price of a typical home in August is 0.4% lower than one year ago, report Nationwide.

The latest report from the FNAIM shows house prices rising for the 5th consecutive quarter.

The proportion of disposable earnings devoted to mortgage payments - a key affordability measure - is at its most favourable for 12 years, according to new Halifax research.

The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is more than £100 a month lower than renting, according to new research by Halifax.

The housing market is in crisis as owner occupation rates tumble and house prices and private rents soar, report the National Housing Federation.

Realistic rental valuations can help to avoid bidding wars in a pressurised market, report Belvoir Lettings.

July house prices up 1.3 per cent since June: average house price in England and Wales now £163,049.