BANKS came under renewed pressure yesterday, as authorities in Dubai warned the city state could wash its hands of the indebted Dubai World corporation.

FOUR Capital Bank of Scotland branches have been put on the market by parent firm Lloyds in a nationwide property sell-off.

Should today's borrowers follow the crowd and continue to choose trackers and discounts? Or can early-bird borrowers get rich pickings from fixes?

Shadow Housing Minister Grant Shapps promised last week that Hips would be abolished in the first few weeks of a Conservative Government

The number of mortgages granted to buy houses rose again in October although cautious borrowers continued to pay back other debts, according to the Bank of England.