Expats returning to the UK, or trying to regain a place on the property ladder, have found life tougher since the global economic crisis.

As well as providing us with an additional bank holiday, Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton may also delay a rise in interest rates, a situation that will delight people with a contractor mortgage.

Mortgage lending companies are thinking about changing their strategies in order to attract more borrowers, a move that will undoubtedly win favour from people looking for a contractor mortgage.

The UK’s new build housing market is showing increased signs of optimism, according to recent statistics.

Business analyst Datamonitor says it will remain difficult for UK consumers to get a contractor mortgage this year and the problem may remain with us until 2014.

Whilst first-time buyers continue to struggle to get their feet on the housing ladder, the buy to let market is witnessing the return of property investors.

Millions of UK homeowners are unaware of the effect a rise in the base rate will have on their mortgage repayments, according to new research from unbiased.co.uk.

Although the global economic crisis is over, we’re still feeling the backwash and trying to save money wherever possible.

Although there was little movement in house prices last month, some surveyors think that may be about to change.

Mortgage fraud was on the increase last year according to Experian, the credit rating agency. 32 out of every 10,000 applications contained some untrue information. 97% of mortgage fraud cases involved first-party fraudsters.

Concerns about rising interest rates have led to a surge in the amount of fixed rate mortgage products appearing on the market in recent months. However, a new study conducted by uSwitch.com has revealed that home buyers are being hit by high mortgage set-up costs.

We all know that the UK’s housing market has been extremely volatile in the last couple of years and first time buyers have suffered more than most.