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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has described the supply of homes as critical to keeping prices affordable.

Getting a mortgage will become a far more demanding process once the Mortgage Market Review reforms take effect in April 2014. What is the review about, and what changes will take place? Read on to find out.

Over 600,000 banking customers switched their current account within six months of the launch of the new seven-day switch service.

British Gas has been fined £5.6 million after it was found to have prevented businesses from switching their energy supplier.

Over three million Brits are managing without a bank account, according to new figures.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to investigate the £8 billion market for overdrafts after labelling them 'complex' and overpriced.

More information has been released about the Mortgage Market Review, which is due to come into effect at the end of April.

Subdued petrol prices drove UK inflation down to just 1.6% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics, offering hope that an improvement to living standards is just around the corner.

House prices in the UK continue to rise at a bustling rate, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.

The Nationwide Building Society is to introduce a remote interviewing scheme that will help customers speed up their mortgage applications once the new market reforms come into place.

Thanks to the recent fall in inflation, you can now lock your money away into bonds for half the time and still beat rising prices.

Easier access to high loan-to-value mortgages has driven deposits down to their lowest level in a year.

Two lenders are cutting their ISA rates over the Easter period, as returns on tax-free savings accounts descend to new lows.

The small print on some personal finance products has more words than a university dissertation or short novel, according to a new panel.

More first-time buyers are opting for fixed-rate deals than ever before, new figures show, as concerns grow about the impact of an interest rate rise.

The Santander 123 current account continues to attract the largest number of switchers using the new seven-day service.

Around half of England and Wales is experiencing lower rental costs than a year ago, according to new figures.

Around two-thirds of people could save up to £200 on their energy bills by switching supplier, according to Ofgem.

The impact of payday lenders on Scottish high streets has been discussed at a payday lending summit.

There's been plenty of noise about the interest rates available on current accounts, and understandably so. But what about the advantages for mortgage hunters?

Lack of homes pushing up prices, says RICS

The Mortgage Market Review Explained

14% rise in current account switches

British Gas fined for blocking business energy switches

Three million Brits without a current account

Overdraft providers face regulatory probe

Regulator publishes advice on new mortgage rules

Better news for savers as inflation continues to fall

House prices up 18% in London as first-time buyers feel the strain

Nationwide offers remote interviews to cut waiting times for mortgages

Invest for just 18 months to match inflation

Deposit levels fall despite rising house prices

Not so Good Friday: more ISA cuts on the way

Small print extends to tens of thousands of words

Record numbers of first-time buyers opt for fixed-rate mortgages

Santander attracts most current account switchers

Rental costs fall for half of Britain

Save £200 by switching energy supplier - Ofgem

Role of payday lenders discussed in Glasgow

Is it worth changing current accounts for a mortgage?