The mortgage market is starting to show more positive trends, a report by the Bank of England has concluded.

All the available evidence points to the property market having passed the worst of the slump and being set to improve, an expert has said.

A man suffering from mesothelioma has been awarded £175,000 in a personal injury case.

Discrimination against women in the City of London is to be investigated by a committee of MPs.

Sales of properties worth £40,000 or more rose in June, HM Revenue and Customs has said.

The central London property sector is on course to see values fall but activity rise, an estate agent based in the area has [said].

Nearly half of workers responding to a new poll believe their employers have been exploiting the recession to cut pay, reduce hours and make redundancies.

The current residential property market remains a buyers' one, it has been stated.

The commercial property sector is seeing a moderation in the decline of rental rates, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has said.

There needs to be a change in the law to recognise the contribution older members of the workforce can make, it has been argued.