Data from Hometrack show the top 20 UK cities with strong house price rise this year exceeding the national average.

The number of remortgage buyers increased by 30% in June as homeowners change to cheap fixed rate loans before interest rates rise.

Mortgage lending by value to first time buyers increased 24% over the month following a poor first half of the year, says CML.

Data from the Nationwide building society show a slight fall in house prices in May while cash buyers represent four out of ten purchases.

The number of mortgages approved in April increased 9.9%, the highest monthly rise for six years according to the Bank of England.

Data from the Halifax shows UK house prices increased by 1.6% last month and by 8.5% over the last year.

A new two year fixed rate mortgage from the Co-Operative Bank offers only 1.09% interest and borrowers must pay a high £1,500 fee.

The lowest ever five-year fixed rate mortgage deal was launched by HSBC as competition between lenders for new business intensifies.

The Council of Mortgage Lending report shows house purchases have declined 16%, a greater amount than expected due to the election.

Annual house prices in the UK have slowed from 6.8% to 5.7% in February for the first time in five months decreasing by 0.1% during the month.

New data from the English Housing Survey shows the number of outright homeowners is greater than those buying with a mortgage.

With interest rates remaining low lenders are lowering fixed rate mortgages even for homebuyers with only small deposits.