It is now harder for second-time buyers to move up the housing ladder than for first-time buyers to get on it according to Lloyds TSB.

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Second-time home buyers priced out of market

Self-certified mortgages, which allowed more than a million people to take out home loans without proving their income, are to be banned.

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End to ‘liar loans’ after lenders are ordered to tighten income checks

Mortgage lending hit a two-year high in August, but lenders today warned the eurozone debt crisis threatens to squeeze the amount of money available to homeowners.

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CML warns euro crisis a threat as mortgage lending jumps

Fannie Mae, the mortgage company controlled by the US government, is to ask the Treasury for $5.1bn after reporting that its second-quarter loss had widened.

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Fannie Mae to ask US Treasury for $5bn