The Bank of England will intervene in banks and building societies' mortgage lending if they appear to be stoking a house price bubble, its governor has warned.

Office for National Statistics data shows 55% of British household wealth in property

Mortgage brokers taking CeMAP percentage change since 2008 according to IFS

Financial Conduct Authority looks at social media to communicate with financial services firms

Claims management firms fight back on CMCs

Independent financial advisers as likely to claim as PPI claims management companies to the Financial Ombudsman Service

Sesame Bankhall Group includes adviser network, mortgage club and support services for mortgage advisers

Delivering his Budget to a rowdy House of Commons, the Chancellor promised tax breaks for the workplace and brought forward a lower care cap of £72,000 to 2016.

The Financial Services Authority has banned an independent financial adviser from carrying out regulated services because he failed to pay his regulation fees.

Qualified advisers will be needed to advise older homeowners on the benefits of proposed deferred payment schemes from the Council versus options such as equity release, Baroness Greengross has said.